“I wish for death,” says Umm Khattab*, a Syrian  refugee  who has called a flimsy tent along the northeast border of  Lebanon  home for years. “We live in constant anxiety and terror. Death has become more merciful than living here.” Her words capture the stark...

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) reported on Friday that over 625,000 Palestinian children in Gaza have been deprived of education since the start of the Israeli onslaught on the besieged enclave on Oct. 7, 2023. In a statement, UNRWA said: “More than 625,000 children in Gaza...

On June 27, 1980, in under an hour, the Assad regime killed some 1,000 political prisoners at the infamous desert prison. We are still waiting for accountability. By Razan Saffour I met my maternal uncle, Burhan, for the first time in 2018. At the time, I was living in...

Lebanese authorities confirmed on late Wednesday that the "Masnaa" border crossing point between Lebanon and Syria is still functioning, but is experiencing high levels of congestion due to updates being applied to the electronic systems on the Lebanese side. Syrian outlet Enab Baladi...