Reporting by Hazem Dakel; translation by Yusra Ahmed No one is safe or protected in the war-torn country, especially by the Syrian regime where all people are subject to be arrested, detained or tortured to death in the regime’s prisons, even athletes, who in theory,...

As many as 60 Syrian physicians have been expelled from the country's Doctors Syndicate for treating rebels fighting to topple the Syrian administration, local media reported Sunday. The doctors' expulsion came against the backdrop of their "communication with armed groups",...

The humanitarian catastrophe in Syria is one of the greatest of recent decades, but in a world which gets so consumed with constant breaking news and the bombardment of all sorts of information, the electrifying noise of barrel bombs and the real cry for help are not reaching our ears....

It was cold and dark in the psychiatrist's office in downtown Damascus. The electricity had just gone out, a regular occurrence these days in the Syrian capital, and he wore a jacket and scarf for warmth. Patients used the light from their mobile phones to climb a narrow staircase up...