Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime warplane hovers and drops its destructive load. Houses get destroyed and buildings fall. People get killed and injured. Others lose their limbs. Every day this horrific scene is repeated and perhaps every hour in Ghouta of Damascus. As...

Syrian student Ali Khaled Stouf has to walk down several steps into a hole in the ground to get inside his school -- a cave. There for four hours each morning, he studies subjects like Arabic, English, maths and religion, sitting on a rug with dozens of children in the underground space in...

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As a girl growing up in Syria, Om Khaled had little say in her own destiny, married at 14 to a man chosen by her father and unable to leave her home alone. But her life has changed dramatically since her country plunged into civil war four years ago, with Om...

By Abdul Hafiz Holani; Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Kibbeh is not included in the daily dishes which Syrians used to eat before the revolution, because it is high expense and the requires large amount of time to prepare. On the contrary, it is a dish that is associated with major...