Even as the death toll from Syria’s three-year civil war continues to rise, the country’s human development has also suffered immense collateral damage – the economy has been gutted, the healthcare system is in ruins, and education facilities are “teetering” – according to a...

(Zaman Alwasl)- Social media activists have circulated distressing photos for an 8-year-old girl infected by Leishmaniasis, saying she was a victim of human traffickers before being dumped near Turkish hospital in border town with Syria.  ...

Smuggling is a way of life in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, just over the border from Syria. Driving along it, you see pale smugglers' trails snaking through mountain passes, and the guys who run touristy little antiques stores here say they can get you anything. "Everything that...

Beirut (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is expected to clinch re-election effortlessly next week, believes he has saved his regime from a brutal three-year insurgency, despite international isolation and calls for his departure. Assad, 48, came to power in 2000 with...