Kim Jong Un sent a diplomatic letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, state media said, amid speculation the North Korean leader could be in poor health.
For Syria, a light of justice in a German courtroom
The trial of two former secret police is a first in using an independent court to expose war crimes in Syria. It probably won’t be the last.
In Syria Rebel Stronghold, Building Makeshift Ventilators to Fight Virus
A team of volunteers in Syria have cobbled together prototypes of a ventilator and a testing machine – homemade equipment to fight the new coronavirus if it hits the last rebel stronghold, where …
Defendants appear in German court over Syria torture
Two defendants appear in a German court accused of committing crimes against humanity for the Syrian government during the civil war. Share this with Email Facebook Messenger Messenger Twitter Pintere …
Warning Shots: Israel Spares Hezbollah Fighters to Avert a War
When Israel attacks Hezbollah targets in Syria, it tries to avoid killing its people. Hezbollah has taken a similar approach with Israelis. Both sides fear an escalation.
Russian mercenaries tied to President Putin put man’s head on fence in Syria
Russian mercenaries linked to a businessman close to President Putin killed and decapitated a man in Syria and hung his head from a fence, according to a report in Moscow.The victim, reported to be …
Fears realised as first Covid-19 case found in Lebanon refugee camp
A camp in the Bekaa Valley in March. Lebanon hosts 475,000 Palestinian refugee and another million Syrian refugees, and there have been fresh calls to protect them from coronavirus. Photograph: Nabil …
First Syria Torture Trial Opens in Germany on Thursday
Arbitrary arrests and torture are the main weapon used by the Assad regime to spread fear among Syrians and suppress their demands for democracy and justice,” said human rights l …
A major ISIS figure whom everyone thought was killed in Syria turned out to be living in a seaside town in Spain
This is a major problem,” an official in Belgium told Insider. “He’s a well-known jihadist … living in a rented apartment on the Spanish coast.” …
First virus case recorded in refugee camp in Lebanon
A Palestinian woman from Syria has become the first refugee living in a camp in Lebanon to test positive for the coronavirus, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees and …