Syrian PM meets with Iraqi water minister, stressing countries’ right to access Euphrates River running through Turkey
Fighting in the area has prompted thousands of civilians to flee over the nearby Turkish border, with some waiting up to 10 days to be approved entry
Library will act as an Arabic education center with the aim to provide a number of educational and artistic workshops, lectures and seminars
Going out into the streets of Raqqa was something of an adventure for all women living in the city. For Hayat it was a real gamble – but she had no choice
President Assad likens Turkey’s policies on Syria to the Ottoman massacre of Armenians
French historian Nadine Meouchy argues that in the last century minorities in Syria failed to participate in national building efforts and that they must choose democracy over dictatorship if they want to avoid becoming “the gravediggers of their own destiny.”
I encouraged my son to take part in the revolution. I wanted him to experience this moment of liberation, and to rebel against everything that had been imposed on us under Hafez al-Assad
Banias, an oil refinery city on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, is home to one of the Assad regime’s secret barrel bomb factories
Islamic political bloc holds first conference inside Syria calling for the re-establishment of an Islamic caliphate and the unification of all Muslims
We finally understood how wise Umm Hussam had been. Our mother-in-law had risked her life to salvage things for difficult times like these
There, the patrol leader interrogated her about helping soldiers to escape. When she denied it, he ordered her to sent to prison
Regime attacks on Aleppo have killed more than 150 people since the start of May, according to human rights groups
Hezbollah’s war in Syria is an Iranian war, and a lost cause too
Single family loses eight members in latest regime air strikes on Buamro
Witnesses claim army and intelligence members attacked and humiliated Syrian women in raid on the Lebanese town
Some families forced their underage girls to get married either out of ignorance or out of poverty
Ahmet Davutoglu crosses into Syria to visit the tomb of Suleyman Shah as approval ratings slump ahead of next month’s parliamentary elections
Speaking at a military academy to commemorate Syria’s Martyrs Day, President Assad honors martyrs’ children for following in their parent’s footsteps
Armenian religious and community figures gather to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Armenian genocide
Speaker Laham condemned the Armenian genocide on centenary, likening the massacres to terrorism in present-day Syria and Iraq
