(BBC)- During every visit to the self-declared republic of Somaliland, I notice something new. This time, there are even more multi-storey shopping malls, hotels and luxury villas in the capital, Hargeisa. Just two decades ago it was known as The Dresden of Africa, the city pulverised by...

(Eqtsad)- The suffering of al-Waer neighborhood in central Homs city has mounted due to lack of food and severe siege imposed by the Syrian regime for over four months. The regime has cut off all means of livelihood available to the people of al-Waer, and all food products including bread...

Anwar al-Ades hasn't bathed properly in two weeks because of water shortages in Syria's capital Damascus, but all that is about to change at the city's oldest bathhouse. The elegant Al-Malik al-Zahir hammam dates back to 985 AD but is experiencing unprecedented demand since fighting cut...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Yemen is today witnessing the arrival of a large number of Syrian students coming to study in Yemen. Syrians have been coming to student in Yemen since prior to the revolution, but their numbers have increased since the start of the Syrian revolution and the forced migration of...