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Syrian refugees hit harder amid COVID-19: Expert

This is an especially challenging time for Syrian refugees living in Turkey, as most of them work in the service sector, the very front line of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a local sociologist. “Syrians living in Turkey can face much bigger challenges during the pandemic,”...

Haas chief Steiner hails 'best possible' F1 health rules

Health rules for Formula One's coronavirus-delayed, season-opening Austrian Grand Prix are the best they could possibly be, Haas team principal Guenther Steiner said on Thursday. Measures excluding spectators and limiting numbers of staff from the media, teams, security and also F1...

Syrian Kurdish region increases salaries amid currency crash

As Syria's economy plummeted further, the local Kurdish-led authority controlled by US-backed fighters in the country's north said Thursday it was more than doubling the salaries of its employees to make up for the loss of the value of the Syrian pound. The announcement came a day after...

Assad's anti-corruption committees: names, missions

Since mid-2019, the rift between Bashar al-Assad and his maternal cousin and tycoon Rami Makhlouf has been growing wider, despite both parties’ initial attempts to find solutions and to keep the dispute from the public. However, with Rami Makhlouf’s media appearance, earlier this year,...