Activists report at least five dead and scores injured in stray gunfire as armed loyalists celebrate news of Turkey’s coup attempt
U.K.-based rights group reports over 5.8 million Syrians are now refugees and another 7.5 million have been internally displaced by fighting over the past five years
Head of the ministry’s psychology department says state has trained 250 general practitioners in the field in order to meet the shortfall in psychiatrists
Islamic State claims responsibility for string of deadly attacks targeting Alawite minority in Syrian government stronghold
Locals in Syria’s loyalist coastal cities are losing faith in the Assad regime as more of their youths are forces to die on the fronts
Thousands of detainees transferred from Adra central prison to ill-equipped facilities, while authorities continue to profit from extorting inmates and their family members
Seven provinces agree to renew interest-free loans program for poor and impoverished groups to undertake medium, small and micro projects
Elections body says over 11,300 applications are to be reviewed in the coming days
Election committee head says large candidate numbers signal a positive sign for voters as deadline for applications draws to a close
Medical officials remain tight-lipped as cases of the virus witness a rise in the coastal city
Loyalist militia comprises 180 people from several villages and towns in the province who were trained on different combat skills over two weeks
Damascus and Aleppo top list of provinces for suits filed against spouses for infidelity
Ra’fat Salman Abu Rahhal killed by opposition fighters in the east of the capital, activists claim
Efforts and future visions aimed at shortening length of litigation and fostering citizens’ trust in the judiciary, says justice minister
Around 5,000 Syrian Turkmen families have fled to Lebanon, totaling between 125,000 and 150,000 people from all regions of Syria – Homs, Hama, Tartous, Aleppo, Damascus and Idleb
The Ministry of Agriculture has never laid out a plan that reflects the true dimension of cultivated areas in Syria
Alawite urban centers turned into forums for dozens of people to exchange information on emigration routes
Pro-regime sources confirm a high concentration of criminal activity, including kidnapping and murder, along the highway connecting the two major cities
Civilians escaping fighting in al-Ghab are prevented from entering the coastal region due to a “lack of available shelter”
Firefighters manage to control the blaze in a number of areas after unexplained fire spreads throughout the province’s countryside
