(BBC)- During every visit to the self-declared republic of Somaliland, I notice something new. This time, there are even more multi-storey shopping malls, hotels and luxury villas in the capital, Hargeisa. Just two decades ago it was known as The Dresden of Africa, the city pulverised by...

(Eqtsad)- The suffering of al-Waer neighborhood in central Homs city has mounted due to lack of food and severe siege imposed by the Syrian regime for over four months. The regime has cut off all means of livelihood available to the people of al-Waer, and all food products including bread...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Residents of ISIS-held Yarmouk valley in southern Daraa province called on moderate rebels to end their suffering by lifting siege imposed by rebel factions, according to plea seen by Zaman al-Wasl.  People reported that bread has not been let in the area for more...

The U.N.'s agency for Palestinian refugees Monday appealed for emergency funds to provide aid to nearly half a million Palestinians affected by the war in Syria. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, said almost all the estimated 450,000 Palestinian refugees still inside Syria...