Photo Essay: A look inside Islamic State schoolbooks in southern Syria
In a small town in southwestern Syria, 10-year-old students open their math textbooks to solve a se...
Daraa
Three women shaping the future of Syria by taking part in the workforce
Syria’s women are increasingly taking on the role of primary breadwinner in their families as...
Thousands of civilians flee towns near Daraa’s frontlines as rebels talk of ‘preemptive strike’ against government forces
AMMAN: Thousands of civilians are fleeing opposition-held towns along frontlines with Syrian govern...
Released from government detention, an art therapist finds new meaning in her work: ‘It all goes out onto the paper’
Baraa Arar encourages her students to draw on the walls. Occasionally, she joins them.
The 24-year...
‘Impending escalation’ in Daraa? As ceasefire feared to expire, an uneasy peace may be in peril
Syria’s southern Daraa province was among the calmest areas in the country after a de-escalat...
Rebel factions in Syria’s south arrest opposition delegates for participation in Sochi talks
AMMAN: Free Syrian Army (FSA) factions in Syria’s rebel-held south detained two local opposit...
Southwest Daraa town ‘cut off’ by rain, landslides and an Islamic State affiliate
AMMAN: Thousands of residents of an isolated town in southwestern Syria are facing shortages of foo...
Is the Syrian army preparing a renewed offensive on Daraa city?
AMMAN: Rebel groups and civilians in divided Daraa city say they anticipate renewed government offe...
Syria Direct graduates its 9th class of journalists
Syria Direct graduated its ninth class of aspiring Syrian journalists Sunday after they completed a...
Marriage and birth certificates issued in rebel territory pose a 'political' risk
AMMAN: Syrians living in rebel-held territory lack access to state-issued civil documentation secur...
Opposition officials have little assistance to offer as Daraa residents return to a provincial capital in ruins
AMMAN: Opposition-held areas of Daraa city are lacking essential infrastructure and public services...
