The Syrian capital's tiny tourist train is returning puffs of hope to a city encircled by war with short trips to the greener suburbs of Damascus. The train, whose large yellow wagon and leather seats can hold 100 people, had stopped running since the 2011 outbreak...

(By Lama Shammas; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) A “Security card” is the latest invention of the Syrian regime for people live in Damascus, which protects its owner from being humiliated and annoyed at the regimes barriers.  Fees for getting the Security Card is $.600 are paid...

(Reporting by Faris Al Rifai; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) A defected nurse worked in Hospital 601 that was the crime scene of the atrocious photos of mass torture published 2014, reported to Zaman al-Wasl horrible facts about torturing detainees in the hospital, including...

  (Anadolu Agency)- The Secretary General of the Istanbul-based Syrian Turks' Association has pointed out the presence of a growing Iranian influence in Syria. "Syrian opponents are fighting against Iran, Hezbollah and secret powers rather than Syrian troops in...