(BBC)- US President Donald Trump has announced new vetting measures to "keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the US". He signed the executive order at the Pentagon after a ceremony to swear in Gen James Mattis as defence secretary. He did not elaborate on the vetting measures. But in a TV...

(Al-Monitor)- The Assi River and orchards surrounding the river separate al-Waer district, a northwestern suburb of Homs, from the city. Despite its proximity to strategic sites such as the military academy, the military hospital and Homs’ refinery, the district was considered a paradise and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Turkish authorities have detained tens of Syrian refugees in Ataturk airport in Istanbul over holding passports issued by the opposition's National Coalition, sources said. Many Syrians were forced to get a “coalition passport” issued as a temporary solution because they...

(The Guardian)- Donald Trump’s proposal to set up safe havens in northern Syria has been met with caution by his allies and skepticism by others who fear the plan is aimed more at keeping refugees out of the US than providing for humanitarian needs. Turkey and Russia, on whom such a plan...