Syrian Archive

Syrian Immigrant Teaches Free Web Design Classes for Refugees

TORONTO, Oct. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today Rosaline Digital Marketing is hosting a web design training programme for refugees and new immigrants. This workshop is part of a series of free year-round workshops that teach new Canadians the fundamentals of web design, social media marketing and search

Palmyra: ‘Mass grave’ in recaptured Syrian city

Syrian troops have found a mass grave containing about 40 bodies in the city of Palmyra following its recapture from the Islamic State (IS) group, state news agency Sana reports. The grave containing the bodies of men, women and children was uncovered on the north-eastern edge of

Syrian army presses ahead with offensive after Palmyra victory

Operations launched against Isis in nearby towns says monitoring group, as Russia effuses about recapture of historic city A Roman theatre in Palmyra. Syrian archaeologists are beginning to arrive to assess the damage from Islamic State’s occupation of the city. Syrian government troops are pressing ahead with

Russia expects Syrian government to attend Geneva peace talks next week

President Bashar al-Assad’s government has said its delegates will attend peace talks on the Syrian conflict due to start in Geneva next week, Russia’s foreign ministry said on Friday. Damascus has yet to publicly confirm it will be taking part in the talks. Asked whether Russia, a