Photos: Iraq’s Christians fight to save ancient language
Al Jazeera· 17 minutes agoSyriac, an ancient dialect of Aramaic, was traditionally the language spoken by Christians in Iraq and neighbouring Syria, mostly in homes but also in some schools, during ...
Why are Arab nations cosying up to Syria’s al-Assad? | Start Here
Al Jazeera· 18 hours agoWhy are Arab countries getting friendly again with Syria’s Bashar al-Assad?
Restoration lags for Syria's famed Roman ruins at Palmyra and other war-battered historic sites
Newsday· 5 days agoAt the height of the Islamic State group's rampage across Syria, the world watched in horror as the...
Germany Is Running Out of Workers, Putting Growth in Jeopardy
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 5 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- As his workers raced to meet a recent deadline, Andre Schulte-Suedhoff did something...
Iran plans to escalate attacks against U.S. troops in Syria with Russian backing, documents show
Anchorage Daily News· 6 days agoIran is arming militants in Syria for a new phase of lethal attacks against U.S. troops in the...
Iraq and Syria discuss tackling cross-border drug trade
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIraq and Syria's foreign ministers discussed ways to help end drug trafficking across their joint...
From Syrian refugee to DePaul Law graduate: How he survived torture during revolution before fleeing...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoHe says he can’t really describe torture or the night terrors that still creep up on him years...
Teenagers from Islamic State families undergo rehabilitation in Syria, but future still uncertain
Omaha World-Herald· 3 days agoFor at least four years, thousands of children have been growing up in a camp in northeast Syria...
The Cruelty of Our Syria Sanctions - The American Conservative
The American Conservative· 6 days agoSyria has been at war for more than a decade. Its agony continues, with the U.S. punishing the...
Palestinian militant group in Syria holds funeral for 5 killed in mysterious blast
Associated Press via AOL· 6 days agoA Syria-backed Palestinian militant group Thursday held a funeral for five fighters who died in a...