Human Rights Watch Monday urged the EU to evaluate Syrian refugees' protection claims before returning them to Turkey citing a lack of refugee rights. It said in a statement released for World Refugee Day that refugees in Turkey lacked access to jobs, education and health care. "It is hardly...

By Ethar Abdul Haq; Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian opposition figure, Issam Zaitoun, who his visit to Israel last Tuesday sparked anger of rebel factions, said he did not claim to be representing the Free Syrian Army. Zeitoun described himself as an independent opposition...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime loyalists adopted a call for a set-in in front of parliament protesting increase of fuel prices whereas media networks called to hold government accountable and cancel its decision considering it illegal which was denied by regime chairman of Bar Association....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 11 Syrian civilians, including 4 children, killed early Sunday by Turkish border guards near in the town of Kharbet al-Juz in Idlib province as they were illegally crossing the border, eye-witnesses said. Witnesses told Zaman al-Wasl that 4 children and 2 women were...