At the entrance of a rural town in Lebanon's Bekaa valley, a blue sign says "Welcome to Bar Elias, population 50,000" but in the past six years, that number has more than doubled with Syrians seeking shelter from the war across the border. "They are our guests," said Mayor Mawas Araji. "But...

Syria peace talks being hosted by the U.N. in Geneva have descended into bureaucratic wrangling since resuming this year, and even an optimist would struggle to conclude they are inching toward a settlement between the warring sides. But behind the scenes, the rumor mill has focused on one...

The wail sliced through the stuffy underground medical centre in a besieged town near the Syrian capital. Dania, 14, was writhing in pain ahead of her first ever dialysis session. She was one of dozens of patients being treated for renal insufficiency inside a basement-turned-clinic in...

By Abdullah Ghadawi (Zaman Al Wasl)- Some Syrians see that the actor Jamal Suleiman is an opposition figure playing a political role while others see him as an opposition figure playing a national role. Zaman al-Wasl met with Suleiman for a candid interview which placed Syria as the eye of...