A visit to the souk in the old city in the Syrian capital of Damascus tell us a lot about the state of the country's current economy.

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.

Syrians in Damascus were seen returning to work and carrying on with their lives, footage captured on December 14 shows.

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 ...

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

But here in Syria it seems the opposite applies,” said jeweler Raghid Mansur in the Damascus souk. “There’s no fixed rate yet, but the pound is progressively regaining its value,” the 74 ...

A UN envoy warned on Tuesday that Syria's protracted conflict "has not ended yet", even as the country's victorious ...

After racing from Lebanon to Syria to celebrate the fall of the Assad regime and making arrangements for his family to follow ...

Syria's new rulers stepped up engagement on Tuesday with countries that deemed ousted president Bashar al-Assad a pariah, ...