Syrians in the opposition-held city of Douma are being forced to bury their dead in multi-layered graveyards as years of conflict make it impossible to plan new cemeteries. Douma, in southwestern Syria’s Rif Dimashq province, has run out of space for single graves. Now the local...

A cartoon which appeared on social media shows a drowning Egyptian, only his hand protruding from the depths, waving for help. The next strips show President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi diving in, taking the drowning man's watch and turning away. The cartoon captures the mood of desperation and...

(theguardian)- Britain’s biggest banks are preparing to relocate out of the UK in the first few months of 2017 amid growing fears over the impending Brexit negotiations, while smaller banks are making plans to get out before Christmas. The dramatic claim is made in the Observer by the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Abdullah al-Khateeb, the Syrian Palestinian activist and one of the most prominent faces of aid in Yarmouk camp in southern Damascus was awarded the award for living history, Historia Levande for Forum, in Stockholm.  He was awarded the honor based on his role as a...