12/07/2015

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, has celebrated her 18th birthday in Lebanon by opening a school for Syrian refugee girls and calling on world leaders to invest in "books not bullets". Ms Yousafzai became a…

By Labib Al Nahhas  Labib Al Nahhas is head of foreign political relations for Ahrar al-Sham. As has become obvious, the Obama administration’s response to the Syrian conflict is an abject failure. No clear strategy has been…

ISIS is the problem, but of course Ankara and Erdogan are obsessed with the Kurds. The Bab al-Hawa border crossing between Turkey and Syria gained a new status this week. Customs officers will now man the Syrian side,…

A spokesman for the U.N. refugee agency warns that the number of refugees fleeing Syria is "likely to continue to grow" beyond the 4 million who have so far left their country. Speaking to VOA Kurdish via Skype, UNHCR spokesman Brian…

Human rights activists have protested outside Parliament to urge the Government to do more to help victims of the Syrian civil war.Human rights activists have protested outside Parliament to urge the Government to do more to help victims of…

WASHINGTON The Washington Post ran an opinion piece from Syrian Islamist group Ahrar al-Sham criticizing US policies, giving an unusual platform to a group that has allied with supporters of Al-Qaeda. The piece, posted online late…

A large number of the 158 Syrian Christians who landed in Warsaw on Friday night are happy that they can start anew, but some fear for the families they left behind.   “Most of the people who came to Poland are happy,” Miriam Shaded, head…

(CNN)More than 4 million Syrians have fled the violence in their homeland to seek refuge in neighboring countries, the United Nations said Thursday. The grim numbers make Syria's lengthy civil war the worst crisis that the U.N.…

Idlib Province: The clashes continue between Jabhat al- Nusra and other rebels against the regime forces and allied militiamen in Khattab Hill area on Ariha – Lattakia highway, information reported advancement for Jabhat al- Nusra and…

Rif Dimashq Province: IS targeted by shells the regime positions in Jrud Deir Qarah in the Western Qalamun, no information about victims. The clashes between the Fourth Division of the regime forces, Hezbollah and allied…