he United Nations special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said Thursday that developments in southern Syria are "alarming," as he reiterated a call for a nationwide cease-fire and a comprehensive political solution to the 10-year war. Pedersen released a statement calling for a political...

In August 2014, after Islamic State (Isis) militants attacked the Sinjar district in northern Iraq, Hogir Hirori realised his calling. Although he had been living in Sweden since 1999, his home town was only about two hours’ drive from Sinjar. “When Daesh [Isis] attacked, I realised that...

There is an urgent need for sustainable solutions to ensure that people in the Kobane/Ain Al-Arab district in northeast Syria can have long-term protection against vaccine-preventable diseases, warns international humanitarian medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). People in...

Prominent human rights lawyer Anwar al-Bunni assured that leaked cremation videos of Syrian detainees can be considered substantial evidence of Bashar al-Assad’s war crimes. Al-Bunni told Najoon organization that the gruesome footage, along with Caesar’s torture photos,...