Syrian Civil War

U.N. Marks Humanitarian Day Battling Its Worst Refugee Crisis

By Thalif Deen
The United Nations is commemorating World Humanitarian Day with “inspiring” human interest stories of survival – even as the world body describes the current refugee crisis as the worst for almost a quarter of a century.

Syrian Students on the Frontline of Conflict

By Kanya D'Almeida
While millions around the world are celebrating the dawn of a new year and the promise of change, hundreds of thousands of Syrian children have little reason to hope that 2015 will bring better days.

Guantánamo Paradoxes Tested in Uruguay

By Diana Cariboni
In the summery afternoon of a beachside neighbourhood not far from the Uruguayan capital, nothing could sound more unusual than the Muslim call to prayer chanted by Tunisian Abdul Bin Mohammed Ourgy, a few days after being freed from the United States military prison in Guantánamo, Cuba.

U.N. Decries Water as Weapon of War in Military Conflicts

By Thalif Deen
The United Nations, which is trying to help resolve the widespread shortage of water in the developing world, is faced with a growing new problem: the use of water as a weapon of war in ongoing conflicts.

Iranians Vote for Hope and a Change of Course

By Farideh Farhi
Iran's Jun. 14 presidential election results, announced the day after voting was held, were nothing less than a political earthquake.


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