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UNHCR concerned at arbitrary detention of Syrian

The UN refugee agency said on Friday it was concerned that Egyptian military and security personnel have been arbitrarily detaining an increasing number of Syrians amid growing anti-Syrian sentiment. UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming told a news briefing that those arrested and detained had...

Syrian Hero for both disputant parties

     A YOUTUBE video uploaded by activists on Sunday, raised feelings of patriotism with both conflicting parties in Syria, within the Assad supporters and the pro-Opposition . The video which filmed months ago shows a regime army Colonel sharing a...

How Women in One Syrian City Keep Protests Alive

Every Saturday, a group of women in Salamia, a city in western Syria, meet to discuss the events of the past week in relation to the two-year uprising against President Bashar Al-Assad. The women, who oppose the Syrian government, draft a political statement expressing their views. They...

Obama and Syria: a trail of half-steps, mixed messages

As the Syrian civil war deepened and anti-government rebels struggled to unify their fractious forces, the White House early last year quietly convened an elite group of senior policymakers to advise President  Barack Obama . Their unusual mandate: think outside the box on how to...