A new report by Transparency International, the global coalition against corruption, said that 50 million people across the Middle East and North Africa have paid bribes in 2015. The report, which was released Tuesday, is based on a survey in Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt,...

Writing by Abdul Hafiz al-Houlani; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Following the eruption of the Syrian revolution and the violent reaction and unprecedented suppression by the Syrian regime, people in Syria have become worried about their lives from saying even a word, as the...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Lebanese Army on Thursday attacked Syrian refuggees' houses in border town of Arsal, wounding 3 children and arresting their father, source told Zaman al-Wasl. The army raid with hand grenades and guns resulted in injuring three siblings: Mostafa...

Writing by Faris al-Rifai; Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- The lingering time at the dark cell does not interrupt the sound of cough of one of the ex-detainees who got tuberculosis due to humidity everywhere in the Sednaya Prison. Abu Mohamed al-Shami, a virtual name, an...