The brother of a British doctor who died while being held in custody in Syria  has paid a moving tribute to him at a funeral prayer service, describing him as "our star". Dr Abbas Khan was on the verge of being released when his family were told of his death. The Syrian regime...

Three years ago, Syria’s hospitals were the envy of the Middle East. The average life expectancy was 75, higher than in many parts of the UK. Nine out of every 10 medicines provided by the country’s extensive network of public and private clinics were made by the country’s own...

  A baby is born to a Syrian refugee family every hour, the United Nations warned on Monday as it launched an appeal to aid Syrian children. Since the start of the conflict almost three years ago, more than 21,000 Syrian babies have been born as refugees in makeshift...

Syrian cyber activists have circulated online a photo for 10-year-old wounded girl in border Turkish hospital, was injured due to the ongoing Assad offensive on Aleppo by barrel bombs. The girl and her father, who missed her during the shelling, were the only family...