The head of an international mission to Syria charged with destroying the country's chemical weapons called on President Bashar Assad's government Sunday to ensure it meets a deadline to destroy all its toxic chemicals. Also Sunday, four more candidates announced their candidacy for...

  By Eqtsad- Yusra Ahmed Even a grave could become unaffordable in Damascus as houses allowances sharply increase. “It is even impossible to find an affordable grave in Damascus”, that was Mohamed’s reply to a query about...

Reporting by George Hadad; Translation by Yusra Ahmed In this last episode of the series regarding Mosib salameh and his kingdom of “Shabiha”, Zaman Alwasl’s presenting, exclusively, a collective phrases Mosib used to say, which give an idea...

Despite a war, the Syrian government appears determined to go ahead with presidential elections on June 3. It is widely believed that President Bashar al-Assad will easily be elected to a seven-year term. The vote is to be held under new rules that block major Syrian opposition figures...