A ceasefire holds in Syria but civilians live with fear and resentment

A fragile ceasefire between Syria's government and Kurdish-led forces has temporarily eased tensions in the country's ...

‘American Doctor’ Review: A Visceral Account of the War in Gaza Told Through the Eyes of Emergency Doctors

By framing "American Doctor" from the perspective of three American doctors, docmaker Poh Si Teng questions whose voices and ...
POV Magazine

Birds of War Review: Love Birds Take Flight Amid Winds of Conflict

Birds of War review: journalists Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak chart their journey from colleagues to love birds while ...

Diane Warren, Lady Gaga, Sting, Elton John & More Songwriters Who Landed Oscar Nods for Songs From Documentaries: Full List

Diane Warren made Oscar history last week, becoming the first songwriter to land nine consecutive nominations for best ...

How an idealistic Dutch project to house refugees and students together in a custom-built block became a nightmare of sexual assaults and violence - with stark lessons f…

Nothing about Stek Oost, an accommodation block for 250 students and young people in East ­Amsterdam, looked welcoming or ...

They fought ISIS in Syria for years. Now U.S. allies say they've been abandoned.

A fragile truce reached this week between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led fighters was seen as a blow by many Kurds in ...

How the Oct 7 Hamas terror attacks exposed long-running concerns about UNRWA, new film charges

Tracing UNRWA from 1949 to today, the film examines refugee policy, weak oversight and alleged links to Hamas control in Gaza ...
Human Rights Watch

Syria: Civilian Protection Lacking in Northeast Escalation

Both sides in the conflict between Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in Northeast Syria ...
Roger Ebert

Sundance 2026: Birds of War, One in a Million, Silenced

One In A Million by Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of ...

Syria Announces Cease-Fire Extension, Hours After Truce With Kurds Expired

Syria’s government and Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast have clashed as President Ahmed al-Sharaa seeks to ...

‘One in a Million’ Review: A Poignant, Decade-Spanning Portrait of a Syrian Refugee Caught Between Two Ideas of Home

Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes's patiently observed documentary 'One in a Million' follows young Syrian refugee Israa from the ...
Opinion

‘American Doctor’ Review: An Unflinching Chronicle of Three Courageous U.S. Physicians Who Volunteered in Gaza

Director Poh Si Teng followed a trio of doctors who performed surgeries at the Nasser Medical Complex while the war raged on, risking their lives to save others.