For the first time in history, Islamic prayers and readings from the Quran will be heard at the Vatican on Sunday, in a move by Pope Francis to usher in peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Francis issued the invitation to Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian...
Hundreds of Syrians have been released from government prisons after an amnesty granted by President Bashar al-Assad to mark his re-election this week, a monitoring group said Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 320 prisoners were released from northern Aleppo...
ALEPPO (Zaman Alwasl)- Syrian army helicopters dropped barrel bombs on several neighborhoods in Aleppo on Friday, killing at least 4 people and dozens wounded, opposition activists and monitoring group said. Zaman Alwasl reporter said 4 people were...
(Middle East Monitor)- The London-based Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) documented the death of 3,204 people in Syria in the month of May alone, 66 per cent of who were civilians. The forces of the Syrian regime killed 1,795 civilians, including 290 children and 173 women....
