October 2020

More than two weeks of fighting between the Caucasus rivals has left almost 600 dead, including 73 civilians ARIS MESSINIS AFP Armenian and Azerbaijani forces engaged in new fighting on Tuesday over the Nagorno-Karabakh…

A man looks at the remains of destroyed houses two days after shelling by Armenian artillery during fighting over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in Ganja, Azerbaijan, on Tuesday. (AP)…

Tragedy abound in Syria. At least 75 people on both sides were killed as rebels attempted to break President Bashar al-Assad’s months-long blockade on the Ghouta area, east of Damascus. Rami Abdurrahman of the British-based…

Erdogan rejects claims Turkey transferring fighters from Syria to boost Azeri forces as he criticises Minsk group. Turkish people walk past a billboard in support of Azerbaijan in its war with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh…

Syrian activist Tamer Turkmane opened a photo exhibit with the names and pictures of children who were killed in attacks by the Bashar al-Assad regime. About 4,600 children killed between 2011-2012 were displayed on a 70-meter…

https://youtu.be/0mmxqcZVYEw Despite their difficult living conditions, a group of internally displaced Syrians have grown extensive gardens of greenery and flowers around their homes, turning them into green oases.…

People look at destroyed houses Monday, a day after shelling, allegedly by Armenian artillery, in Ganja, Azerbaijan. (AP) ISTANBUL — Families gathered around a refrigerated truck at a Syrian-Turkish border post, waiting earlier…

A man brings out his belongings after his house was shelled in Gyandzha, Azerbaijan. Michael Bociurkiw is a global affairs analyst and a former spokesman for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.…

An innovative website documenting the impact on civilians of the US-led Coalition’s military operation in Raqqa, Syria, against the armed group calling itself Islamic State (IS) is now available in Arabic, ahead of the third anniversary…

The UN says at least three people have died in the fires that erupted last week in Latakia, Tartus and Homs provinces.  A picture taken on Oct. 11, 2020, shows a church in the middle of a scorched hillside due to forest fires in the…