The sound of the blast in Syria’s capital Damascus brought worried residents running, but rather than carnage they found a crew filming one of the country’s famed television drama series. Moments before, director Rasha Sharbatgi had been wielding her loudhailer, calling for silence...

By Faris Rifai (Zaman Al Wasl)- Prosecuting former Free Syrian Army members or revolution supporters who fled to Europe has turned into nightmare for many. The EU courts have been following cases brought against them by unknown people who are believed to be the regime's sleeper cells. They...

By Faris Rifai; Translation Yusra Abu Hamed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Ahmed al-Halabi, a Syria refugee in Germany, his holiday in Greece has turned into nightmare after arresting him by Greek police and seizing all his documents and passport and deporting him to Turkey. A similar story happened to...

By Faris Rifai (Zaman Al Wasl)- Umm Yahya, or 'The Mother of Rebels as many activists call her, had experience in nursing although she was mainly working as a mother taking care of her four children in the town of Tura in Jobar district, when the regime forces began shooting at peaceful...