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July 2nd, 2026 - 12:35 GMT

Sally Shakkour

Syria: Casualties in explosion near Palace of Justice in Damascus

ALBAWABA - Casualties were reported in an explosion that occurred inside a cafe in Damascus on Thursday, Syrian local media revealed. SANA news agency confirmed the blast, saying it took place in the Hejaz area of Damascus. A security cordon was set up in the vicinity of the explosion site near the Palace of Justice headquarters in Damascus. The cause of the explosion is unknown as first responders rushed to ...

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein. (AFP/File)

October 5th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

New Cold War? UN human rights chief condemns Russian actions in Aleppo, Syria

Syrian refugees at the Rakban camp, near the Jordanian border. (AFP/File)

October 4th, 2016 - 01:00 GMT

Jordan, UN negotiate aid delivery to Syrians stranded at Rakban border camp

Civilians walk through the rubble of a neighborhood hit by airstrikes in Aleppo. (AFP/File)

October 4th, 2016 - 09:29 GMT

Aleppo humanitarian crisis: Organization of Islamic Cooperation to hold emergency meeting

Members of the Kurdish police patrol in the neighborhood of Al-Masaken in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasaka during ongoing fighting with regime forces on August 22, 2016. (AFP/Delil Souleiman)

October 4th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Daesh suicide bomber kills 20 at Kurdish wedding in Syria

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. (AFP/File)

October 4th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

US gives up on working with Russia on Syria, citing ceasefire failure

Amid claims of barrel bombs and cluster munitions being used, the French and British foreign ministers are denouncing 'war crimes'. (AFP/File)

October 2nd, 2016 - 10:00 GMT

Aleppo under attack: Strikes hit hospital again as fighting intensifies

A photo taken on May 17, 2016 shows the Turkish Parliament in Ankara. (AFP/Adem Altan)

October 2nd, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

Turkey is here to stay as extension for military presence in Syria, Iraq is approved

The photo shows Syrian refugees, stuck on the Jordanian- Syrian border, waiting to cross into Jordan, at the Hadalat border crossing on January 14, 2016. (AFP/File)

October 1st, 2016 - 11:19 GMT

Jordan at boiling point: Almost 60 Syrians denied access to medical aid at Jordanian border according to MSF

Russian president Vladimir Putin. (AFP/Kirill Kudryavtsev)

October 1st, 2016 - 08:21 GMT

Russia accused of killing 10,000 people in Syria

Syrians react as the bodies of children are pulled from the rubble of a budling following government forces air strikes in the rebel held neighbourhood of Al-Shaar in Aleppo on September 27, 2016. (AFP/Karam al-Masri)

October 1st, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Assault on Aleppo: At least 30 more civilians killed in airstrikes

Syrians surround a man as he cries over the body of his child after she was pulled out from the rubble of a budling following government forces air strikes in the rebel held neighbourhood of Al-Shaar in Aleppo on September 27, 2016. (AFP/Karam al-Masri)

September 29th, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

UN says Syrian government committing war crimes in Aleppo offensive

Syrians await to receive treatment at a make-shift hospital following air strikes on rebel-held eastern areas of Aleppo on September 24, 2016. (AFP/Karam al-Masri)

September 29th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Two hospitals hit as bombardment of Aleppo continues