They could see the fireworks but they have felt no impact from the Olympic Games. Residents of the Mangueira favela or slum, which overlooks the Maracana Stadium where the 2016 Olympic opening ceremony was held, expressed a mix of pride and disappointment as the Games opened in Rio de...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Fire broke out on Thursday in the seaport of Latakia city revealed that Syrian regime kept importing huge amount of chlorine acid , the main component of the toxic chloride used by the regime’s shelling against civilians. Information revealed by...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Four inmates have been killed in southern Sweida city when Syrian regime forces stormed the central prison after two days revolt, sources said. The dead toll is likely to rise as regime security opened heavy fire on the prisoners who...

A mutilated and headless body found in central Istanbul was identified as a gay Syrian refugee, a local rights group confirmed. Muhammed Wisam Sankari went missing on July 23 after leaving his home in the conservative Fatih district, Turkish gay rights group Kaos Gay and Lesbian Cultural...