Reporting by Ahmed al-Khalil: Translation by Yusra Ahmed ( Eqtsad )- “Passport” has become a need and a must for Syrians as it is their hope to be able to leave the country to find safer place. Passport application for adults over 18 requires attending in person to the Immigration and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Five members of the Civil Defense Corps were killed on Monday in regime air strike on northern Aleppo province, media center said. The devastating strike hit the center of the voluntary group in Atareb town, destroying most of the rescue equipment and vehicles according to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- When Syria's uprising erupted 5 years ago with a peaceful demonstrations to topple Bashar Assad, Syrians- suddenly- found themselves trapped as crackdown was surrounding them everywhere. Death toll was rising and no concrete efforts made by the International community to stop...

A century after her forebears fled massacres in Turkey for Armenia, Alla has gone the other way, hoping to win Turkish citizenship after leaving her impoverished homeland. She works as a nanny in Turkey but fears deportation, one of thousands of undocumented workers from the former Soviet...