Real estate agents are perceived as bloodsuckers, feeding on the misery of the displaced, taking advantage of citizens impoverished and humiliated by war. No so Abu Haitham.

In recent years, just as political oppression has reached new heights, including war crimes and the proliferation of prohibited weapons, corruption has also increased and is used as a tool...

The Syrian regime's use of administrative and legislative powers to control people’s mobility and residency often goes unnoted in the media.