(The Guardian)- The UN has hired scores of friends and political associates of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, as part of its relief operation in the country, according to documents leaked to the Guardian. The staff lists show that relatives of high-ranking ministers have been on the...

Hani Salam escaped civil war in Syria and survived the journey from Egypt to Europe. But when he saw men with bushy long beards at a mosque near his current home in Cologne last November, he was worried. The men's appearance reminded him of Jaish al-Islam, the Islamist rebels who took over...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Turkey has modified the rules of reuniting Syrians inside Turkey, officials of Bab al-Hawa border crossing mentioned. The administration of Bab a-Hawa crossing via Facebook statement said in parents cannot reunite their children over age of 18, adding that application to be...

(Independent)- A majority of British people would support further action in Syria to ease civilian suffering in war-ravaged eastern Aleppo, an exclusive poll shows. The BMG Research survey for The Independent reveals that 42 per cent would back either a no-bomb zone or no-fly zone over the...