Tucked in a corner across from Istanbul?s Kariye museum is a haven for young Syrians who want to do one simple thing: read. With Pages, Kadri hopes to create a space for young Syrians curious about the world, who want to escape the isolation of refugee life, and, for a fleeting moment, pretend they are back in their homeland. During the Guardian?s visit, he was interrupted by a group of young children who had been touring the bookstore. Read moreHere young children can come and read all the books available for free, or borrow as many as they want, for as little as 20 lire (?4.80) a month. He moved to Amman, and fell in love with Istanbul during a short visit to the city.

Last Men in Aleppo review ? gruelling portrait of a city without hope Read moreNeither the Syrian government nor the Syrian opposition present at the talks in Astana signed the final document. The Syrian opposition does not make the same assessment of the role of Iran. The Syrian opposition now seems to have accepted that Russia, with Turkey, is seeking a peace deal in Syria since the fall of Aleppo. Discussions ended with agreement among the three sponsors of the talks ? Russia, Turkey and Iran ? to set up a trilateral monitoring body to enforce the ceasefire that came into effect last month. Tortuous efforts to install a credible international body to entrench and broaden the patchwork ceasefire in Syria have partially succeeded on the second and final day of talks in Kazakhstan.

Late Saturday, a federal judge in New York temporarily halted President Donald Trump?s sweeping executive order blocking the entry of Syrian refugees and imposing a de facto ban on travelers coming from several Muslim-majority countries. The legal action named Trump in his official capacity as president, as well as the Department of Homeland Security and other high-ranking officials. Although temporary, it represents the first constitutional setback faced by the new administration. The American Civil Liberties Union and refugee relief organizations had filed the action in federal court Saturday morning on behalf of two Iraqi nationals who were detained at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, asking for a declaration that the order is unconstitutional and requesting an injunction to prevent its implementation.

Groups that support curbing immigration applauded the order, highlighting that it made good on the president?s campaign... President Donald Trump?s order to temporarily suspend the U.S. refugee program and nationals from several majority-Muslim countries, as well as to indefinitely ban the entry of Syrian refugees, drew fierce condemnation from civil-rights organizations and leaders of faith-based groups charged with absorbing refugees.

An eight-page document that appears to be a draft executive order suggests President Donald Trump will suspend the Syrian refugee programme and stop issuing visas for countries deemed to pose a threat to the security of the US. But the White House has refused to comment on the document, and it may be revised before being signed. The BBC`s Rajini Vaidyanathan reports.