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The radio station giving hope to listeners in Syria

(BBC)- As horrifying war reports are beamed out of Syria, a tiny radio station sends broadcasts in the other direction from Istanbul. Made up of Syrian exiles, the team gathers news from citizen journalists on the ground and has branched out into dramas and comedy shows. But they say the most...

Homemade prosthesis give hope for Douma children

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Ghadir, a young girl from the Damascus northeastern suburb of Douma, had had her right leg amputated by regime’s shelling, in the same time she lost her mother and three brothers. Moreover, after having a prostheses fixed, she was injured by cluster bombs hit Douma. Ghadir...

Why America was bound to fail in Syria

The fall of Aleppo is a human catastrophe. It’s also a demonstration of the perils of choosing the middle course in a military conflict. Sometimes it’s possible to talk and fight at the same time. But in Syria, the U.S. decision to pursue a dual-track, halfway approach made the mayhem worse....

Assad relies on foreign fighters in push to retake Aleppo

Syria's President Bashar Assad is on the verge of recapturing all of Aleppo from rebels, but the victory won't be his alone. The battle for Syria's largest city has attracted thousands of foreign forces backing Assad - including Russian soldiers and Shiite fighters from Iran, Lebanon, Iraq and...