Eleven buses carrying 492 civilians departed the city of Sweida on Wednesday evening, passing through the city of Busra al-Sham, under the supervision of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). An official source in the Red Crescent's Disaster...

The announcement by the spiritual leadership of the Druze community in Sweida, headed by Hikmat al-Hijri, of the appointment of Brigadier General Shakib Nasr as commander of the internal security forces in the province sparked widespread condemnation, given the man's extensive record of...

Cypriot authorities have begun deporting a number of Syrian refugees, whom they consider a "threat to public order and national security," in an escalating move that follows months of intensive security vetting of Syrian asylum seekers. According to the Cypriot website Sigma Life, the...

Syria held a signing ceremony on Wednesday for agreements worth more than $14 billion, including investments in Damascus airport and other transport and real estate projects, state media reported. Since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime in December, Syria's new authorities have...