Israel and many (Gulf) Sunni nations have aligned with each other against the greater threat of Iran and its proxies (e.g., Lebanon/Hezbollah, Syria, and Yemen) to counter their destabilizing effect …
Syrian Settled in Croatia Acts as a Bridge to Recent Refugees
With his native Arabic and long experience of living in Croatia, Syrian-born Mazen Al Ahmed was able to help refugees arriving in 2015.
Tarab: Syria’s key to finding happiness
For hundreds of years, a haunting style of folk music said to leave listeners in an ecstatic, trance-like state has flourished in Aleppo.
France’s ‘most wanted woman’ is jailed along with 13 others over the 2015 Charlie Hebdo terror attack after she helped plan the atrocity then fled to join ISIS in Syria
Hayat Boumeddiene, wife of jihadi gunman Amedy Coulibaly, was among 14 people found guilty Wednesday over attacks on Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket in January 2015.
Syria’s Woman of Hope | Close Up
Meet the man teaching Syria’s lost generation. UN report says in 2019 alone, almost 1.9 million people were displaced in Syria. Three doctors and nurse are first cases to contract COVID19 amid fears …
Feature: Palestinian artist salvages paintings from studio’s rubble at refugee camp in Syria
Rakoui carries a painting at Yarmouk Camp in the south of Damascus, Syria, on Nov. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani) “My visit to the Yarmouk Camp has saddened me as I had to see the shreds of my …
Fifteen Things That Caught My Eye Today: Syria, Big Families & More
5. Crux: Cardinal says media has forgotten about Syria “Now, thanks be to God, in much of Syria there are no more bombings, except in the Northwest where there is a truce,” Zenari told Crux over the …
Unlike Deteriorating Economy, Smuggling Operations from Lebanon to Syria On The Rise
Smuggling occurs in both directions, but smuggling from Lebanon to Syria has become more common with deteriorating economic conditions in the two countries and the sanctions imposed on Syria. Since …
How Russia is preparing in Syria for Biden’s presidency
Moscow is hoping the final months of outgoing President Donald Trump’s presidency will allow it an opportunity to reinforce its positions in Syria.
The “invisible recyclers”: Syrian refugees seek a living in Jordan’s informal waste sector
Husseiniyat landfill in Jordan’s northern province of MafraqMMAN – On the littered ground of al-Husseiniyat landfill, a dozen bicycles are parked among shreds of plastic. Their owners, day workers …