EU-Lebanon aid package bad news for Syrian refugees?
The EU and Lebanon have agreed upon an aid package to help the country deal with its financial crisis and high numbers of refugees. Most experts believe the deal could increase, not…
Co-founder of Syrian ‘White Helmets,’ James Le Mesurier, found dead in Turkey
Russian and Syrian governments have long held the White Helmets volunteer rescue group, active in Syria, as dangerous terrorists. James Le Mesurier helped start the group but has now been found dead…
Syria Kurds alarmed as fire ravages wheat near oil installations
Wheat growers in northeast Syria battle a blaze in an agricultural field near oil installations in the town of al-Qahtaniyah, in the Hasakeh province near the Syrian-Turkish border as fires have ravaged…
UN wants Syria to account for war dead, detainees
The UN has called on the Syrian government to provide information about thousands of detained and missing people. "Now is the moment" to provide the information, not after the war ends, a…
Helping the devastated Syrian city of Raqqa recover
US planes and militias on the ground fought for months to drive the self-styled Islamic State out of Raqqa. But the liberated city now lies in ruins. While the US has been…
Syrian state media denies blasts were Israeli strikes
Syrian state media say loud blasts from an airbase were from an explosion at an ammunitions dump caused by an electrical problem, but an official in the regional alliance backing Damascus says…
Aftermath of car bomb explosion in north Syrian town of Azaz
A car bomb has killed at least one person in the north Syrian town of Azaz, an area controlled by Turkey-backed Syrian rebel groups.…
Russia puts pets at centre of spy row
The investigation into the attempted poisoning of a former Russian spy have taken an unexpected turn. Russia demanded information about the pets kept at Sergei Skripal's home, only to discover they had…
Video: Inside the Kurdish courts trying IS group militants
The long and gruesome war that the Kurds have waged against the Islamic State (IS) group has not only left thousands dead but also produced many prisoners. For the first time, a…
Seven years on: Syrian kids growing up without ever having known peace
Today marks seven years since the Syrian war began. How has it lasted this long and why is the international community so helpless to stop it?…
Mass destruction in Deir al-Zor after Syrian gov’t declares victory over IS
Mass destruction in Deir al-Zor after Syrian gov't declares victory over IS.…