To dodge skyrocketing prices for animal fodder in Syria's last major rebel bastion, farmer Ayman Ibrahim has turned to an aquatic fern used as a fertiliser in Asian rice paddies. Azolla, which looks more like a pond weed than a fern, is regarded as an invasive plant in much of the world but...

Turkey has evacuated seven military observation posts in northwest Syria, pulling back troops from territory controlled by the Syrian government to areas held by insurgents and Turkey-backed rebels, a Turkish source said on Friday. Turkey had set up a dozen military posts in the region in...

A Syrian refugee was sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing the former commander of Deir Ezzor Military Council, Brigadier General Ismail Mulla Omair last year in Istanbul. According to Turkish media, the Supreme Criminal Court recently convicted Abdul Qadir Khalil Mulla of killing...

The UN's humanitarian chief has reported that 34 per cent of all children in north-west Syria suffer from stunted development due to severe malnourishment. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock revealed the statistics, which shed light on...