Palestinian teen Hussam al-Attar has literally brought light to a displacement shelter in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip after he and his family fled from the ongoing Israeli offensive on the enclave.  The fifteen-year-old, nicknamed “Gaza's Newton,” uses old wind turbines to...

Daesh/ISIS constitutes a threat to international peace and security, UN Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov warned on Thursday.  "Daesh continues to pose a serious threat to international peace and security, notably in conflict zones, despite significant...

Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday that Israel attacked Nairab International Airport in Syria's northern province of Aleppo. Two Israeli F-16 fighter jets fired cruise missiles Monday without entering Syria's airspace which struck the airport, the ministry said in a statement. Three...

Many Syrians who had fled the war face gross human rights violations and abuses upon their return to Syria, according to a  report  by the UN Human Rights Office released today. The documented violations and abuses have been perpetrated by the Government,  de facto ...