(Reuters) - The dollar touched a fresh seven-week high versus a basket of currencies on Friday, supported by hopes for progress on U.S. tax reforms, with traders looking to U.S. jobs data for near-term catalysts. Congressional Republicans moved to hasten an overhaul of the U.S. tax code...

Syria is in the throes of its worst fighting since the battle for eastern Aleppo last year, with heavy air strikes causing hundreds of civilian casualties, aid agencies said on Thursday. Hospitals, schools and people fleeing violence have been “targeted by direct air strikes” that...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime's artillery and mortar rounds have pounded opposition-held areas in southern Daraa city despite of the 2-month-old Cessation of Hostilities agreement, local activists said on Friday. Omar al-Masalmeh, Daraa-based activist, said the Old City of Daraa has...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 30 regime troops killed in US airstrikes on their convoy after the regime made an incursion into the 55km "de-confliction zone" surrounding the US base near al-Tanaf border crossing with Iraq, rebel commander said on Thursday. Saeed Saif, spokesman for...