Brother Of Syrian Boy Wounded In Aleppo Has Died

According to anti-government activists, the of brother of a wounded Syrian boy who gained international attention due to a photo that circulated this week has died. Halab Today, an opposition TV station, reportedly posted a photo of Ali Daqneesh, 10, in a hospital with a tube coming out of his mouth, saying he died from his wounds, reports The Associated Press.
Ali was not in the family home when it collapsed, but playing with friends in the street when a bomb fell on Wednesday. Today, The Guardian reports that he had died from his injuries.

Syrians eating grass to survive

A Syrian activist, Mazen Burhan, said on Sunday in Madaya (Syria), that residents have been reduced to eating grass and leaves in order to survive.

After Years of War in Syria, U.N. Passes Resolution on Talks

UNITED NATIONS — For the first time since the nearly five-year-old Syrian civil war began, world powers agreed on Friday at the United Nations Security Council to embrace a plan for a cease-fire

IKEA Is Assembling 'Better Shelter' For Syrian Refugees

IKEA has applied its innovation to a design problem far more pressing than selling stylish furniture at affordable prices.