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Urfa Refugee Camp: True Tragedy

(Eqtsad)- Around 30,000 Syrians from the provinces of Latakia, Idlib and Aleppo live in Urfa Tel Hamoud Camp 1, close to the Syrian town of Ras al-Ayn but inside Turkish territory. The camp residents experience terrible conditions with the absence of any local or international supervision of...

Ansar al-Sham merges with powerful Jaish al-Islam

(Zaman Al Wasl) - Battalion of “Ansar al-Sham, key rebel unit in the coastal Latakia province said Thursday it had merged with powerful Jaish al-Islam rebel group. The online statement said the new step come in solidarity with people and fighters in Aleppo, and a response to people’s...

Iran sanctions extended, but without Obama’s signature

Sanctions against Iran were officially extended for another decade Thursday, even though President Obama did not sign the legislation, a symbolic move intended to show the White House’s disapproval of the bill. The sanctions renewal, which passed Congress with enough votes to be...

Pollsters fine-tune methods for French election

Pollsters hoping to avoid further election shocks are trying to improve the quality of their data ahead of the 2017 French presidential election, by asking questions differently and fine-tuning their collection methods. Opinion polls have come under scrutiny after the unexpected election of...