Oil prices shot up around nine percent Monday as President Donald Trump announced the reimposition of a US naval blockade on Iranian ports while the two sides traded attacks. Near 1820 GMT, Brent oil futures jumped 9.1 percent to $82.90 a barrel while US benchmark West Texas Intermediate...

Damascus, July 12 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Sunday called on members of Syria’s newly inaugurated People’s Assembly to make the legislature a model of responsibility, competence and institutional governance, urging them to promote dialogue, uphold the rule of law and help shape a...

The French-Syrian economic talks in Damascus transcended diplomatic frameworks, laying the groundwork for a practical roadmap aimed at reintegrating the Syrian economy into regional trade corridors, with a strong French focus on the energy, infrastructure, and financial services sectors....

Syrian authorities have issued a decision to place a precautionary freeze on the movable and immovable assets of Major General Wajih Ali Abdullah, the former director of Bashar al-Assad's military affairs office, and his family. Asset Freeze and Financial Activity The decision—details...