A coronavirus vaccination campaign is expected to start in Syria in April when the World Health Organization (WHO) aims to oversee the inoculation of 20% of the population by 2021’s end, it said Tuesday. The announcement came amid a sharp increase in cases in government-held parts of...

Under Bashar al-Assad’s rule, age is just a number that does not exempt anyone from being accused of terrorism, the regime’s favorite strategy to use against anyone who opposes it. The family of Dr. Rania Al-Abbasi suffered a similar fate, when she was arrested 8 years ago with her...

Turkey has asked for Russia’s help in shielding northwestern Syria following mounting airstrikes in the area, which is home to 4 million people.  The attacks are hitting civilian targets like hospitals as well as fuel facilities, which are vital for the infrastructure that Turkey...

The Syrian government’s failure to fairly and adequately address a bread crisis brought on by a decade of armed conflict is forcing millions of Syrians to go hungry, Human Rights Watch said Monday. A deepening economic crisis, coupled with the significant destruction of infrastructure...