The sprawling Najha cemetery outside Damascus, resting place for thousands of dead from Syria’s wars, is struggling to cope with a surge in victims from the country’s latest conflict – the largely …
Giant refugee puppet to walk from Syria to UK in public art event
Co-production from The Jungle and War Horse teams aims to dramatise refugee children’s stories …
Iran Warns Against ‘Regional War’ As Armenia, Azerbaijan Fight Crosses Border
“Iran will not allow anyone to bring terrorists, whom we have fought for many years in Syria, to our border points under any pretext,” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as conflict raged nearby between …
ISIS militants linked to killings of Western hostages in Syria to arrive in U.S. soon
Two members of a cell dubbed ‘the Beatles’ will be prosecuted in Virginia for their alleged participation in the beheadings of hostages.
Syria war: Car bomb kills 19 civilians in rebel-held town
At least 19 civilians have been killed in a car bomb attack in a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkish-backed rebels, first responders say. Another 80 people were wounded when the vehicle …
At least 14 killed in truck bomb explosion in Syria
An explosives-laden truck ignited Tuesday on a busy street in a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkey-backed opposition fighters, killing at least 14 people and wounding dozens, Turkey’s state-run …
Criminal complaint submitted to German court over sarin gas attacks in Syria
Three NGOs file evidence to war crimes unit against Assad regime over use of chemical weapons …
Truck bombing kills more than a dozen people in Syria
A two human rights watchdog groups said Tuesday a powerful truck explosion in Syria killed nearly 20 people and injured dozens more.
Russia, Iran Concerned About Risk of Foreign Fighters in Nagorno-Karabakh: Ministry
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed concern over the potential involvement of Syrian and Libyan fighters in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, …
Break-ins at Syrian-owned businesses in Bedford bring back painful memories
Police in the Halifax area are investigating after thieves targeted two Syrian-owned businesses on the Bedford Highway over the weekend.Both were owned by Syrian refugees who came to Nova Scotia to …