The good news for Brazil's left ahead of October presidential elections is that its biggest candidate, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, easily leads the polls. The bad news? He's in prison. This bizarre situation leaves the once mighty Workers' Party in a state of turmoil over how to approach...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- It might be traced back the history of Dummar, the northwestern district of Damascus, and its residents’ old, as well as, the ongoing conflict with the Assad Family. Given the neighbourhood’s strategic localization proximate to highly sensitive areas (The Presidential...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Many Syrians know little or nothing about Alwafed Abu Traba, the Druze man who appeared on the state-run TV in 2015, admitting his involvement in terrorist attacks in Sweida, the historic stronghold of Druze community in southern Syria. Abu Traba was confirmed dead by...

Azza Abo Rebieh got her guards to give her pencils and paper, then began sketching the faces and habits of fellow inmates in Syria’s notorious detention system. This is Hiam, a 65-year-old woman smoking a cigarette and sipping matteh, a warm herbal drink popular in Syria. It is...