(Bloomberg)- Even a war as pitiless as Syria’s can have a low point. The battle for Aleppo has produced carnage, civilian suffering and, according to some, war crimes on a scale rarely surpassed in the five-year conflict. Backed by Russian airstrikes and militias supported by Iran, forces...

(Eqtsad)- Syrian Activists in Turkey reported that offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) refuses admitting Syrian refugees and ignore them even in days allocated for the public. Journalist Jamal Mamo told Eqtsad that directors of UNHCR most of the time close...

U.S. air strikes in Afghanistan have killed four commanders of the Haqqani network, a militant group affiliated with the Taliban, as government forces try to retake a district captured by insurgents last week, Afghan officials said on Tuesday. Naqeeb Ahmad Atal, a spokesman for the governor of...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Eqtsad)- Cafes and restaurants have become busier with Syrians in Gaziantep, and the reason is not for fun or wasting time, they are an alternative to reception rooms which most Syrians' rented houses lack in Gaziantep. Bader Alio, a teacher from Aleppo, rarely...