After the fighting, Syrian farmer Abu Thaer returned to his farm to work. But he stepped on a landmine left behind by jihadists, changing his life for good. At a medical charity in Damascus, the 46-year-old from the southern province of Daraa lifts up his black track pants to reveal a...

Bent over a computer tablet in war-torn northwest Syria, cartoonist Amani al-Ali takes her pen to the screen to sketch life in the embattled opposition bastion of Idlib. "I'm trying to get across what others struggle to say," said the 30-year-old artist, dressed in a long red jacket and...

In the heart of the Sudanese capital, crowds are drawn by mouthwatering aromas to Syrian eateries that line an upscale Khartoum neighbourhood. The tantalising odours of popular Syrian dishes of shawarma, fatteh and garlic sauce fill the air of the Kafouri district. "Syrian restaurants...

The death toll of the deadly explosion at the Shayrat air base in central Homs province has reached a total of 31, an activist group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was unclear what had caused the deadly explosion at the Shayrat air base in Homs province....