We’ve seen the impact of sanctions being felt more and more by the population,' says commissioner Hanny Megally - Anadolu Ajansı

Economic shock therapy: plans include privatizations and slashing public sector jobs Reforms designed to avoid chaos of post-Soviet free market reforms in Eastern Europe, minister says But protests arise over fears of sectarian job purge Critics question fast pace and legitimacy of interim government's strategy DAMASCUS,

European foreign ministers agreed on a “road map” to lift financial restrictions, but the change will happen in stages.

EDITORIAL. The gradual lifting of sanctions on Syria announced by the European Union is a welcome step, as the international community's support is essential if Syrians are to succeed in setting up a democratic regime after decades of dictatorship.

Trump’s nominee for director of intelligence said, under oath, that she was not aware “until today” that a prominent cleric she met in Syria threatened to unleash suicide bombers in the United States.

A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe and the Arabian Peninsula during the Ottoman Empire and then a national transit hub DAMASCUS, Syria -- A train station in Damascus was once the pride of ...

The European Union is lifting some sanctions on Syria to support efforts to stabilize Damascus following the December ousting of Bashar

The rebel offensive benefited from careful preparation and the support of Turkey, which occupies territory in Syria’s north and provided the only safe access route to Idlib, where HTS was based. Even so,

Israeli troops who seized strategic ground in southern Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad will remain on the summit of Mount Hermon indefinitely, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday after visiting troops there.

The beads were identified as amber, something that was not common in Syria during the Iron Age and originated from the Baltic coast, reaching areas of the Mediterranean along a route known as the “Amber Road,” according to the release.