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. "We have been ...

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. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station. We are an independent ...

Food prices in Syria have fallen dramatically since the collapse of the Assad regime in a rebel offensive in early December.

The streets were buzzing with excitement in Damascus as Syrians welcomed in a new year that seemed to many to bring a promise ...