On a riverbank in Syria’s Hama, Mohammed Sultan tinkers away on a giant water wheel, one of a dwindling number of artisans able to restore the city’s ancient wooden landmarks. Used for centuries to …
Humanitarian aid to Syria meets Russian resistance at the UN Security Council
Should Russia get its way at the UN Security Council this week, millions of Syrians could lose access to crucial humanitarian aid while in the midst of an economic crisis that’s sent the cost of food …
Qatar Charity, QFFD prints 9mn textbooks for children in northern Syria
English News and Press Release on Syrian Arab Republic about Education and Children; published on 06 Jul 2020 by …
Muti conducts Syria musicians in memorial concert amid ruins
Nine musicians from the Syrian diaspora in Europe are playing Sunday in the 24th friendship concert conducted by Riccardo Muti, this year at the Paestum archaeological …
Online photos document torture, death in Syria
Alaa Arnous and his family found the photo of his father Mohammed online last week, the first proof of his fate since he was seized by Syrian government forces seven years ago. The image showed his …
Qatar Charity inks QR1mn WASH agreement with OCHA for northern Syria
English News and Press Release on Syrian Arab Republic about Health, Water Sanitation Hygiene, IDPs and Epidemic; published on 04 Jul 2020 by Qatar Charity …
Wife of British-born ‘aid worker’ demands Syria jihadists release him
The wife of a self-described aid worker stripped of his British nationality has called for his release after he was detained by jihadists in Syria’s last major rebel bastion. Tauqir Sharif, 33, was …
Families of Syria Detainees Hope for News Amid US Sanctions
Syrian families are hoping that newly imposed U.S. sanctions will force Damascus to reveal news about their loved ones who disappeared into government prisons during the country’s civil war.
Trial collapses of three Britons accused of aiding man to go to fight in Syria
Judge directs court in terror trial to enter not guilty verdicts on all charges against men …
Syria harvest boom brings hope as hunger spikes
Watching a combine harvester grind through his golden wheat, farmer Yahya Mahmoud is relieved the yield looks good this year, even as a tanking economy leaves millions hungry across war-torn Syria.