More than 465,000 civilians have been killed in Syria’s six-year war, a refugee rights group said Saturday. 　　Abdullah Resul Demir, deputy chairman of the International Refugee Rights Organization, said the fatalities had been caused during fighting or in prison. 　　“The century’s most serious human rights violations have been going on... More

　　Hundreds of patients are awaiting evacuation from Syria's Eastern Ghouta, which is besieged by the Bashar al-Assad regime. 　　Many babies and children have lost their lives in the area due to hunger and lack of medicines. 　　Assad regime, which has intensified its siege on Eastern Ghouta in the last eight... More

　　Khazret Sultan Mosque in Astana can accommodate up to 10,000 worshippers and stands as one of the Kazakh capital’s most unique and magnificent buildings. 　　Built on 27-acres of land, it is the second largest mosque after Turkmenbasy Ruhy Mosque in Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat and has been attracting tourists since 2012.... More

　　Aid agencies have warned that hundreds of thousands of Syrians are at risk of being pushed to return in 2018, despite ongoing violence in the Middle Eastern country. 　　The warning was issued by six humanitarian agencies amid what they called a "global anti-refugee backlash", harsher conditions in regional countries who... More

　　At least 1,389 civilians have been killed in conflicts across war-torn Syria in February 2018, according to a report published by the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR). 　　The London-based rights group said in a monthly report released on Thursday that 67 percent of the victims were killed by the... More

　　The first conquest of the historical Bukhara city by the Muslims was in 674 by the governor of Khorasan, Ubeydullah Bin Ziyad. But only 30 years later, the Islamic ruling of the city was achieved. After Kuteybe Bin Muslim the new governor of Khorasan breaking the resistance of the Turkish... More

　　Israel is holding the bodies of two Palestinians killed by its snipers near the border with the besieged Gaza Strip, an Israeli official confirmed on Sunday. 　　Yoav Mordechai said Israel will not return the bodies of the two Palestinians until the remains of two Israeli soldiers killed during Israel's war... More

　　Families who have left Damascus neighborhood for Idlib tell of taking their most precious possessions with them. 　　Abu Jawad was among thousands of Syrians who left their homes and underground shelters in the shrinking opposition enclave of Eastern Ghouta to one of the last remaining opposition-held areas in northwest Syria.... More

　　About 130,000 people fled a Damascus suburb during a weeks-long Syrian regime offensive, the United Nations said Monday. 　　Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the UN and its partners are working to alleviate the humanitarian crisis brought on by the offensive on Eastern Ghouta, but said "needs remain immense". 　　"The UN continues... More

　　By Andrew Mitrovica 　　Israel has turned Gaza into Soweto - while Israel has become South Africa - circa 1976. 　　One of the conventions of column writing is that you're not supposed to write "angry". More polite, agreeable writers who write polite, agreeable columns, often dismiss "angry" columns as "rants". 　　So,... More

　　More than 500,000 people have died and millions more have fled their homes since an uprising against Assad began. 　　The leaders of the US, France, and UK have all but made clear that the air strikes launched on Saturday against Syrian regime positions were limited to destroying the country's chemical... More

　　For Amjad Ali, a Muslim nomad, this year's migratory journey from Jammu towards the mountains of Kashmir is going to be longer than usual. 　　Each year, the 40-year-old and other members of his Bakarwal community typically leave their houses in Rasana and adjoining villages in Indian-administered Kashmir in mid-May. 　　Their... More

　　People 'sleeping in the streets and begging for medicine' as Assad regime steps up offensive in southern Damascus. 　　An estimated 3,500 Palestinians have fled the embattled Yarmouk refugee camp during a week of violence, according to the UN, as the Syrian regime escalates its ongoing military operation in southern Damascus.... More