When the plastic bucket is filled with roses, Nahla al-Zarda takes it into the kitchen, where she separates the petals from the buds. She soaks them in boiling water, which blushes pink. “I love this colour. It will be even stronger when the drink is ready,” she says. Her...

Since the Syrian civil war began, and as millions were internally displaced or fled the country, Lebanon has felt the effect. Approximately 1.5 million Syrians reside in Lebanon, which has a population of 6 million. The situation is the responsibility of Lebanon’s government, one it does...

Brainwashed and broken, the Islamic State group's youngest victims are struggling to recover from years of jihadist captivity as they return to their own traumatised minority communities in Iraq. Dozens of Yazidi and Turkmen children were rescued in recent months as IS's "caliphate",...

Britain and France have reportedly agreed to send additional troops to Syria at the request of Donald Trump‘s administration. Although the number of special forces troops operating in Syria has never been made public, both countries are preparing to send an additional 10-15 per cent of...