DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Just as Leen Arbid entered the front gate of the Damascus Opera House, a potent symbol of the Assad family's decades-long authoritarian rule over Syria, she heard a deafening bang. And then, everything went black. The drama student was going to her...

  Reporting by Hazem Dakel; translation by Yusra Ahmed No one is safe or protected in the war-torn country, especially by the Syrian regime where all people are subject to be arrested, detained or tortured to death in the regime’s prisons, even athletes, who in theory,...

(Reuters) - About 30 Syrian government fighters were killed when rebels set off a bomb in a tunnel beneath a checkpoint in a northwestern province, activists said on Tuesday. Videos and images posted by opposition supporters online showed a massive plume of smoke and earth...

  Reporting by Sham Mohamed; Translation by Dani Murad PARIS-Zaman Alwasl- The humanitarian tragedy in Syria continues to deteriorate at a rapid pace with more than 7 million refugees (the majority internally displaced) fleeing to neighboring countries to escape death...