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How Syria’s First Oscar Contender Eluded the Government

In “Little Gandhi,” a new documentary about the uprising in Syria that began in 2011, two activists are trying to give an interview in Daraya, a suburb of Damascus. With the camera rolling, they pause. There is too much gunfire in the background. “The sniper is about 200 meters away from...

Rescue ship saves Syrian in boat off Libya

A Syrian refugee has been saved at sea after a last-minute check by humanitarian rescuers with binoculars 20 hours after he set out solo in a tiny rubber boat from Libya, where he said he had been working as practically a slave for three years, a rescue official said Monday.  The...

5 Syrians convicted in Daesh blast that led to Jordan closure

Jordan's state security court has convicted five Syrians of helping Daesh (ISIS) militants carry out a 2016 car bomb attack that led to the closure of the Syrian-Jordanian border. The court on Monday imposed the death penalty on one defendant and sentenced three to life in prison. A...