Syria

When Michline Zarour talks— anything from telling a friend a joke to whispering a lullaby to her son—she does so in Aramaic, the same language Jesus is said to have spoken. Zarour is from the small Syrian village of Maaloula, one of the few places left where Western Aramaic, Christ’s…

A former Syrian colonel accused of sho0ting protesters in crimes against humanity could face an estimated three-month trial in October next year. Salem Al-Salem, 58, is likely to deny charges over his alleged activities to quell protests in a suburb of Damascus in 2011, his barrister has indicated. He faces…

Active Citizens, Armed Conflicts, Asia-Pacific, Civil Society, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Education, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Peace, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Youth Education The Cultural Bus arrives to great excitement in the Al-Azraq camp in northern Syria. Credit: Sonia Al Ali/IPS AL-AZRAQ, SYRIA, Mar 13…

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One year on ‘The great bear rescue’ family successfully hibernate in Armenia A year ago, International Animal Rescue (IAR) took part in the rescue of three Syrian brown bears, Aram, Nairi and their young daughter Lola. Today, IAR are happy to report that the bears have successfully undergone their first-ever…

DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Over the past five years, Judea Reform Congregation has helped resettle 13 refugee families from such countries as Afghanistan, Haiti, Syria, Ukraine and Venezuela. Volunteers are still caring for them...Read More

The Trump administration has launched its latest urgent complaint to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to immediately halt a lower court order that stops the administration from quickly ending humanitarian immigration protections — this time for Haitians. The government’s application Wednesday comes after another recent one regarding Syria that the high court could rule…

Since the start of the latest war with Iran, Druze residents in the Suweida area of southern Syria have faced falling missile debris as Iranian ballistic missiles fired at Israel are intercepted overhead. On Tuesday, a group of young Israelis calling themselves the “Druze Information Headquarters” launched a special appeal…

In the first prosecution of its kind in the UK, a former Syrian colonel has been charged with crimes against humanity, following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing’s War Crimes Unit. After working closely with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Salem Al-Salem has been charged with a Postal Charge Requisition…

March 07, 2026 12:52 PM ET Bill Maher made Democratic California Sen. Adam Schiff expose the Democratic Party’s apparent hypocrisy Friday regarding President Trump’s military actions in Iran. At one point, Maher wanted to get Schiff‘s opinion on a statement made by the administration, saying, “‘The president has the constitutional…