Some 14 million children across the region are now suffering from the escalating conflict sweeping Syria and much of Iraq, said UNICEF today. With the conflict in Syria now entering its fifth year, the situation of…
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, shares her stories of life in the war. She recently moved to Damascus to continue her education, deciding to focus her college studies on prosthetics. She…
She doesn’t own her soul: she has a family that she left behind when she came to Beirut with her children a year ago She is 27. Her features are sharp and clear. Her eyes flutter…
With the people of Ghouta suffering at the hands of an unremitting siege, Syria’s General Corporation of Tobacco announces preparations for the production of new cigars, to be distributed to businessmen and warlords. “World-class” cigars are…
UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius set out in a joint article why Assad cannot be Syria’s future. From the palace where he is hunkered down, Bashar al-Assad is not just…
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Almost four years have gone by since armed conflict broke out in Syria. It’s estimated that more than six million Syrians are now living in besieged areas or are internally displaced. That’s almost a third of…
Four United Nations human rights experts briefed the Security Council today on a new report into human rights and humanitarian law violations in Syria since the uprising in the country began, saying unthinkable crimes continue occurring…
The church’s neighbors left it safe the night before the explosion, but in the morning they found nothing left of it except the tower with the cross on it She puts a collection of photographs in…
Merchants strike after moves to halve load limits for trucks were issued by crossing administration Syrian merchants who transport goods between Turkey and Syria began a strike on Monday at the Bab as-Salamah border crossing with…
“I do not consider what I do to be political. I am an artist, but before that, I am a Syrian citizen and what is happening is happening in my homeland. It will be shame on…
A creative art therapy project for Syrian children. Romeo & Juliet are lovers separated by war. Romeo in Jordan & Juliet in Syria. About this project We need your help to fund this Syrian children’s play!…
What is needed now in Syria is a semi-miracle to end corruption and fragmentation, whilst pushing for a internationally-backed political solution In March 2011, the Syrian people rebelled against the Assad mafia family which oppressed them,…
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Kesh Malek (Checkmate) has launched an advocacy campaign explaining that the Syrian regime and The Islamic State are cut out of the same cloth, containing sarcastic material and merchandise focusing on the similarities between state, and non-state…
Recent atrocities committed inside regime facilities are the clearest indication of Assad’s flagrant violation of international humanitarian laws For the past four years, Syrians have suffered at the hands of the regime, its allies, and international…
The execution of two fighters from Saudi nationality has puzzled a lot of ISIS fighters, while others decided to return to their homes, especially the fighters from Arabic Gulf nationalities. A source from within the organization…
ISIS, since the control of the city of Raqqa and the rest of the cities and towns under its control, sought to attract people to its ranks through persuasion and intimidation, it knows that the pledge…
“Raqqa thrives silently” is a lie, which ISIS tried to promote it to deliver a good picture of the areas under its control. This lie promoted by the supporters of the organization and they living it as…
The siege of Ghouta is not just responsible for an increase in numbers of terminally ill people, but is also taking away their will to live on We used to hear Odile’s name in stories and…
Humanitarian crisis threatens southern suburbs of Damascus as siege continues Residents of southern Damascus continue to suffer at the hands of an ongoing siege and an…
Syrian refugees begin hunger strike over shameful rescue efforts following deadly snowstorm Displaced people inside Syria announced a hunger strike in the hope of pressuring officials from the National Coalition to fulfill their humanitarian responsibilities, namely…
Is a similar meaning of Syria’s “homeland’s bosom” shared globally? Or does it possess a special meaning for Syrian people because the world betrayed them? The “homeland’s bosom” has become a common term every Syrian repeats…
In recent months, there has been a flurry of diplomatic movement in the Syrian conflict, but unlike previous years, the United States is strangely absent. Instead, Russia and Iran, the two main allies of Syrian President…