Most of the shops in Damascus's old souk were open on Tuesday, some busy erasing traces of the rule of Bashar al-Assad who was ousted earlier this month, an AFP journalist said.

The fall of the Assad regime on Dec. 8, marked by opposition forces seizing the capital, Damascus, has brought significant ...

"In every other country the currency falls when the regime falls. But here in Syria it seems the opposite applies," said jeweller Raghid Mansur in the Damascus souk. "There's no fixed rate yet, but ...

"influx of dollars" from the zones that had been rebel-held and from "all the foreign journalists and organisations" flocking ...

The Israeli military hit weapons depots and air defenses, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Israel has ...

Thousands of Syrians took to the streets of the capital to celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad after 13 years of deadly ...

Colour of peace' - In Damascus's old souk, many shops had reopened more than a week since Assad's ouster, according to an AFP journalist. Some shopkeepers were painting their store facades white ...