More than 9.5 million Syrian citizens between refugees and IDPs,  Syrian Network for Human Rights  says Number of IDPs within Syrian territories blatantly exceeded the limits that can be controlled by relief organizations and local committees, where they...

Head of the Military security in Deir el-Zour has been killed by a sniper bullet. Assad-run television reported Thursday that  top Syrian army general has been killed in fighting with rebels, as the country's deputy prime minister floated Nov. 23-24 as possible dates for...

  Muslims throughout the world have been marking Eid al-Adha, but in war-torn Syria there is nothing to celebrate. Most people are struggling to meet the most basic of needs: food, water, and shelter. Their plight has been highlighted by Arabic media reports which cite a...

I stopped to buy walnuts in Sidon last week from a sunburned man sitting on the pavement of the old souk. Like the walnuts – soft, almost creamy inside their iron-hard husks – he came from the Syrian town of Bloudan. In years gone by, I would take the steam train from the old Haj...