Syrians called it the "bride of the revolution". The eastern city of Raqqa was swept by celebrations after residents woke up one morning in March to see the last batch of forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad leaving. Believing a new era of freedom had arrived, they promised to...
Turkey’s popularity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has shrunk over last three years, with particular sharp drops among the Syrian and Egyptian public, a field study conducted by a Turkish think-tank says. While 78 percent of respondents in the 16 countries subject to the...
Israel is providing humanitarian aid to Syrian civilians caught up in fighting between President Bashar al-Assad's forces and rebels near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, its defence minister said on Tuesday. Israel has not publicly taken sides in the 2-1/2-year-old conflict in...
Interior Minister Prince Muhammad bin Naif, supervisor of the Saudi National Campaign for Syrians, has approved several relief programs for Syrian refugees at a cost of SR32 million. The amount will be utilized to supply 3,000 new tents, 300,000 blankets, 200,000 jackets, 600,000...
