Syria peace talks being hosted by the U.N. in Geneva have descended into bureaucratic wrangling since resuming this year, and even an optimist would struggle to conclude they are inching toward a settlement between the warring sides. But behind the scenes, the rumor mill has focused on one...

(The Guardian)- The number of Syrians who have fled their country has topped 5 million after six years of war, the UN’s refugee agency has said. UNHCR announced the milestone a year after participating countries at a Geneva conference pledged to “resettle and facilitate pathways for...

By Arwa al-Sousi (Zaman Al Wasl)- Ali Abu Dahan, a Lebanese citizen and former detainee of the al-Assad regime, confirmed that 622 Lebanese detainees documented by the Lebanese government and the Syrian regime are still detained and hidden in the al-Assad prisons. Abu Dahan indicated that the...

(News Week)- In a recent interview with Al-Mayadeen television, Hezbollah’s number two, Sheikh Naim Qassem, insisted that “Hezbollah would be the one deciding when to leave Syria, “which will take place when the party is guaranteed that ‘Syria as a resistance’ will remain.”...