Syrian refugees family name newborn baby daughter after Scottish volunteer
A family of Syrian refugees have named their newborn daughter after a volunteer who gave up her time to teach them English. Omar Al-Hamdan and…
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Poverty leads parents to kill their children in Egypt
An Egyptian father threw his two sons from a bridge over the River Nile last week because the economic crisis in the country meant he…
Europe: There is no future with Assad. Russia hits back
Western countries that met in Italy for a Group of Seven meeting said April 11 that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had no place in the…
Top 10 lies about Syria
1. Chemical weapons are worse than other weapons. This is not the case. Death and dismemberment are horrific regardless of the weapon. No weapon is…
Russians could have Syria sanctions
G7 foreign ministers will attempt to agree a common position on the Syrian conflict, before the US secretary of state flies to Russia to try…
Kurdistan Region: Yezidi mass graves discovered so far contain 1,646 people – Photo
Special teams that search for mass graves of Yezidi people massacred by the ISIS have so far found 31 mass graves, containing 1,646 people, including…
Saudi-Russian oil price war – Photo
International oil markets could be heading towards a new war, as leading OPEC and non-OPEC producers are vying for increased stakes. The unexpected cooperation between…
The Arab world needs to admit: It’s racist – Photos
Racism is a problem in the Arab world, yet too many people in the region deny it. Last week, an Ethiopian domestic worker fell from…
Strange calm between Greece and Turkey
Since Recep Erdogan rose to power in Turkey 15 years ago, Greek-Turkish relations have presented a paradox. Erdogan initially styled himself a moderate democratic reformer,…
Iraq: Hot springs spa reopened amid Mosul war chaos – Photo
Some Iraqis in this town get massages in a spa or take muddy baths and relax in the morning sun on the banks of the…