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 …
UN agency: 1st virus case recorded in Lebanon refugee camp
The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says that a Palestinian woman from Syria living in a refugee camp in Lebanon has become the first refugee to test positive for the coronavirus …
Former British rapper arrested on suspicion of fighting for Islamic State in Syria
A former London rapper has been arrested on suspicion of joining Islamic State fighters in Syria. Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary was arrested on Monday in southern Spain, according to The Associated Press, …
Syria War Crimes Trial to Open in Germany
Two former Syrian security intelligence officers face charges of crimes against humanity in groundbreaking trial.
Gunman Kills 9 in Lebanon Mountain Town
A gunman went on a rampage in a mountain town in Lebanon on Tuesday, killing four Lebanese and five Syrians before fleeing into the surrounding wilderness, Leb …
Abdel-Majed Abdel-Bary profile: Rapper turned fighter who became disillusioned with Syria war
Majed Abdel-Bary’s brief popular identification as “Jihadi John” was always thin, resting mainly on his west London background and the photograph he cheerfully posted online …
Turkey warns Syria of ‘very heavy losses’ if truce violated
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Syrian government forces of “accelerating its aggression” in the Idlib de-escalation zone by taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic. “Turkey …