The Trump administration will issue new sanctions against Syria as early as Monday as part of its ongoing crackdown on the Syrian government and those who support it. Three U.S. officials said that the sanctions are part of a broader effort to cut off funding and other support to Syria's...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Three Syrian consulates suspend extending Syrian nationals’ passports and travel documents without offering any explanation or justification. The regime consulate in Istanbul and its embassies in Amman and Khartoum announced that they are suspending their passport extension...

( The Guardian )- Saudi Arabia reinstated financial allowances for civil servants and military personnel on Saturday after better-than-expected budget figures, ending unpopular cuts to a key perk triggered by low oil prices and cheering the stock market. King Salman issued a royal decree...

LafargeHolcim (LHN.S) Chief Executive Eric Olsen will leave the company in July, the world's largest cement maker said on Monday, in the wake of an investigation into allegations the company paid armed groups in Syria to keep a plant operating. The company admitted in March that its plant in...