( Independent )- Almost exactly four years ago, a Syrian called Abu al-Zein, from the village of Katbiya in Aleppo province, appeared before the ‘General Court of the Revolutionary Police’ in the town of Deir Hafer to betray his cousins. Saeed and Ibrahim Abdul al-Ghafour, he testified,...

( The Guardian )- Abdulmonem Kitouh was on top of the world. It was December 2015 and he had just married the love of his life. He and Rana Damien had met in Aleppo, often in secret, because he was a Muslim and she a Christian. When the war in Syria upended their lives, he moved to Istanbul...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A big fire tore through a camp for Syrian refugees in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Sunday, killing three refugees, a security offcials said. The camp is located near the town of Qab Elias, an hour's drive from Beirut. Meanwhile, Syrian refugees who endured to major...

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was released from prison early Sunday days after a parole board granted him early release from his 27-month corruption sentence. Prison Service spokesman Assaf Librati said Olmert, 71, was whisked away by Israel's security service after his release...