By Shams el-Din Matoun (Eqtsad) For young Syrians in Germany finding a suitable life partner is a pressing challenge. At first glance, Syrian social customs and traditions appear to play a role in this challenge, and impacting on young people’s dreams even in countries of asylum. However,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Local workers in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh raised a banner threatening Syrian refugees to not work in the Hezbollah-held city. ''O Syrian , the hand that extends to our livelihood will be cut off." More than 1.2 mn Syrian refugees live in Lebanon under severe...

By Abdullah Ghadawi (Zaman Al Wasl) Members of the Syrian opposition participating in the Geneva 6 Talks said the level of discussion in this round retreated significantly. Sources pointed out that the negotiating atmosphere is no longer at the level of the Syrian crisis. In statements to...

By Jonathan Spyer ( Foreign Policy )- On my last night in Damascus, some younger members of the Information Ministry-sponsored delegation in which I was taking part decided to have a drink. It was late April, and the bars and restaurants were doing good business in the cool and breezy...