her six children and her husband – who passed away two months ago from unknown causes – were uprooted from the al-Hajar al-Aswad neighbourhood, a suburb of Damascus. They moved to Madinat al ...

At about 6am, patient Izzat al-Aswad heard Israeli forces summoning Dr Hussam Abu Safia, the hospital director, over their loudspeakers. Dr Abu Safia came back and told people in the hospital they ...

Aswad are best-remembered for the memorable reggae makeover they gave “Don’t Turn Around,” the Albert Hammond-Diane Warren penned B-side to the Tina Turner single “Typical Male,” which ...

Plus a free 15-track CD featuring new music from The Weather Station, The Delines, Richard Dawson, Sunny War and more ...