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Syrian south has no place for militancy: Opinion

(By Ali Eid; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) Hauran, southern region of Syria, has never been a host for extreme or deviated principles, as people there do not need militants to teach them Islamic and religious principles. However, what is going on these days between the Free...

Profile of Torture Victim: Hussam Idriss Idriss

(Profile of Torture Victim)- Hussam Idriss Idriss was in his way to his hometown Qusair when the Syrian security arrested him near the Syrian-Lebanese borders early 2013. The young carpenter, who was working in Lebanon, had spent months in State Security headquarters in Damascus...

Syria says only 6,000 residents remain in Damascus camp

   Syria said on Tuesday only 6,000 residents remain in the war-battered Palestinian camp Yarmouk on the edge of Damascus that has seen intensified fighting since Islamic State launched an offensive to seize it from rival insurgents. U.N. and Syrian officials had earlier...