From country to another, Syrian refugee Josef Majade was able to make his way to Europe with his little family to escape death in his home country. Reaching Hungary, he was not able to continue the journey after he was separated from three members of his family during the dangerous[…]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Russia would continue to supply weapons to the Syrian government, following warnings from US and NATO over Moscow’s increasing involvement in the Syrian conflict. Lavrov told a news conference on Friday that Russia was conducting military exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, that[…]
Ulema in Cape Town have been urged to address the Syrian crisis from the mimbar during Jumuah and to perform the Qunoot on Friday. This impassioned plea for special prayers comes as the world watches the exodus of tens of thousands of Syrians, trying to flee the devastation and brutal[…]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has confirmed that the country’s “humanitarian” flights to Syria carry military equipment as well as humanitarian aid – after the US and NATO warned Moscow over its involvement in the Syrian conflict. “Russian planes are sending to Syria both military equipment in accordance with current[…]
Palestinian pensioner Zahra Zahroura always imagined seeing out her days in her adopted Syrian hometown of Homs, sustained by the hope that being made a refugee once was enough for any lifetime. But as the war in Syria worsened the 84-year-old was forced to flee a second time, aiming for a[…]
By refusing to clarify the scale of its military presence in Syria, Russia keeps the West fearing a considerable build-up to win a stronger bargaining position when world powers sit down to talks on the conflict, Western diplomats in Moscow said. Those discussions could take place as soon as this[…]
The UN agency for Al-Nusra Front announced it has captured a major airbase in northwestern Syria after a two-year siege by the group. The group also announced on Wednesday that it killed at least 100 government forces and captured 60 others, in addition to capturing large quantities of weapons. In a[…]
Global aid organisation Gift of the Givers has opened up a second hospital in Syria, as the number of causalities in the country’s civil war continues to war. The increased threat of attack, the influx of refugees from other parts of Syria and the patient overload demanded a further significant[…]
Iran is willing to sit down with its rivals to discuss the crisis in Syria, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, but suggested Tehran would not debate the future of President Bashar al-Assad until peace is achieved. The world’s attention has once again turned to Syria in recent weeks as[…]
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters have captured the last major oilfield under Syrian government control during deadly clashes over a vast central desert zone, a monitoring group said. The Jazal field was now shut down and clashes were ongoing east of Homs, with casualties reported[…]
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