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Ghaith rehabilitates his school road in Hasaka

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Despite his limited physical strength, Ghaith appeared determined to finish the rehabilitation of the road from his home, in the small village of Sadiyya in northeastern Hasal province to his school since municipalities and organizations have been unable to do a thing....

In northeast Syria, US and Russia in fragile coexistence

On a Syrian highway, Hussein Abdel Hamid recently found himself trapped inside his car. A US army patrol had encountered Russian tanks down the road, neither allowing the other passage. The incident two weeks ago is not a rare sight in war-torn northeastern Syria, where Russian and US...

Syria truce takes hold, but residents cynical

A new ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey took hold Friday in northwestern Syria, but after years of failed truces residents like Fadi say they are not holding their breath. The deal intends to stop a deadly Moscow-backed regime offensive since December against the country's last major...

Syria hosted European refugees during World War II

It is long forgotten that some Middle East nations, including now war-torn Syria, hosted European refugees during World War II.   Civilians from Eastern Europe and the Balkans migrated to the Middle East, crossing the Mediterranean Sea and Turkey to escape the Nazi and Soviet...