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Syrian refugees must buy travel papers from Assad

When Mohamed al-Khalaf escaped from Syria and won asylum in Luxembourg last year, his wife and children stayed behind in Raqqa, the hub of Islamic State's so-called Caliphate. Khalaf applied for his family to join him, exercising a right to family life under European law. But first,...

FSA fighters recapture village from regime army north of Hama

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Free Syrian Army on Tuesday has recaptured al-Masasneh village in the northwestern Hama province as regime forces and allied Shiite militia press advances in the northern countryside, field sources said. Backed by heavy Russian and regime airstrikes, the regime army seeks to...

Syrian refugees become New York City tourists for a day

After fleeing war in Syria and arriving in America with her family four months ago, for one day Mona Hafez is not a refugee. She is a tourist seeing the sights of New York. “Coming to the park was really fun. Riding the subway was awesome. I love all of New York City,” says the...