Monitor says Israeli missiles hit weapons depots, military positions belonging to Syrian forces, pro-Tehran fighters near Damascus; 11 said injured, including 7 Syrian troops

Elections postponed twice due to pandemic, with any real opposition absent, and the ruling Baath party expected to retain its hegemony

Tehran and Damascus say cooperation needed 'to confront pressures by America'; Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in neighboring country

FM Muallem decries Caesar Act as an attempt to undermine support for dictator Assad and force him to 'abandon' his alliances

Despite warnings from the public, Yazen al-Sultani continues posting videos on social media, declaring his love for Zein Assad, the dictator's only daughter

US secretary of state says 'sustained campaign of economic and political pressure' is aimed at stopping regime's 'brutal war' on Syrian people

Central bank raises official exchange rate from 704 to 1,256 Syrian pounds to the dollar as Caesar Act prepares to take aim at foreigners doing business with Damascus government

Rifaat Assad, who was convicted of money laundering and misappropriating Syrian public funds, handed 4-year prison sentence by French court

Syrian leader taps water resources minister to replace Imad Khamis, whose ouster comes ahead of new US sanctions on any entity or nation doing business with the country

Vote on parliament pushed from May to July 19 as Assad warns of 'catastrophe' if war-battered country lifts lockdown measures