The US-backed Kurdish-led forces arrested hundreds in northern and eastern Syria, with the aim of compulsory conscription, local sources told Zaman al-Wasl. On Sunday, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) raided a machine factory in the town of Gharanij in the eastern countryside of Deir...

The Hague – The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) on Thursday released a report to mark World Refugee Day 2024, in which the group notes that it has documented the arrest by Syrian regime forces of at least 4,714 refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) returning to Syria. SNHR...

The number of people forcibly displaced worldwide reached 120 million in 2023, rising sharply for the 12th consecutive year, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Thursday. Underlining that the new figure represents "historic new levels," the UNHCR said in a report that it reflects both new and...

Far-right parties made big gains in the  European Parliament  in election results that rattled the traditional powers and made French President Emmanuel Macron call snap legislative elections. Macron’s party suffered a heavy defeat from the far-right National Rally party, while in...