(BBC)- The Syrian government has agreed to allow aid into the besieged rebel-held village of Madaya, the UN says, amid reports of residents starving to death. The UN humanitarian co-ordinator said it was planning to deliver humanitarian assistance "in the coming days". Aid agencies...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman AL Wasl)- Amna and Amina, the two Syrian girls from Qusayr in Homs, live now in Arsal, the Lebanese border town, who devoted their lives to help their blind and disabled father, have lost their father in Christmas day, even before receiving the fund they were...

If London-born convert Abu Rumaysah is confirmed as the front man in the latest Islamic State video, then he will be just the latest in a long line of militants to emerge from a banned group the authorities say breeds easy prey for jihadist recruiters. The video, purportedly...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Death toll of the six-month-old siege imposed  on the town of Madaya northwest of  Damascus has risen to 31, local activists and medics said Wednesday. Of 31 deaths in Madaya in recent weeks, 10 were attributed to a lack of food and the rest were either shot...