As Russian maestro Valery Gergiev strolled onstage amid the ruins of Palmyra in 2016, few were in any doubt how much of a PR coup the orchestral concert was for Russia. Moscow had helped recapture a historic site, ravaged by ISIS, but more importantly, they had beaten the Iranians to...

The families of people missing in Syria’s notorious prison system say they fear they will never see their loved ones again due to the spread of coronavirus, as a landmark trial over state-sponsored torture gets under way. It is estimated that anywhere between 75,000 and over 200,000...

  (Zaman Al Wasl) - The Lebanese General Security said a 17-year-old Syrian refugee was died in prison due to a heart attack as activists voiced doubts about the death reason.    The body of Mohamed Ahmed Al-Dahham was handed over to his relatives for burial on Friday....

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime has released 24 prisoners from eastern Deir Ezzor province after being held for years in the notorious Sednaya prison, activists said Saturday. Pro-regime media accounts said the release of opposition prisoners was a goodwill gesture on the first day...