Bio
Noura Hourani
Noura Hourani worked as Syria Direct’s Senior Editor through August 2019. Through Noura’s work in leading Syria Direct’s newsroom, along with her coverage of human rights violations and women’s issues in Syria, she was selected as the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers’ (WAN-IFRA) Middle East and North Africa laureate in 2018. Noura has also participated in numerous workshops and trainings in Jordan focused on combating hate speech and radicalism in the media, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in English literature.
Latest Articles
Hunger strike in Hama prison
Nearly 700 prisoners in the regime-controlled Hama Central Prison went […]
Incomplete victories: Civilians call on rebels to focus efforts on airports
AMMAN: Across Syria, civilians living under the constant threat of […]
Ahrar a-Sham fighter: Battle for Idlib Shiite villages ‘pretty much decided’
The Shiite-majority villages of Kafariya and Fuaa remain among the […]
Mosque of Virgin Mary in Tartus plays on ‘sectarian nerve’
The Syrian regime’s Minister of Islamic Trust inaugurated a mosque […]
Local activist: Daraa civilians trapped between IS, rebels
The Islamic State franchise Liwa Shuhada al-Yarmouk recaptured two villages […]
Ahrar a-Sham fighter: Regime soldiers in Idlib experiencing ‘mental collapse’
A group of regime soldiers reportedly defected from the al-Qiyasat […]
Daraa activists call on rebels to complete ‘liberation’ of the city
Civilians in liberated areas of Daraa city took to the […]
Mujahid a-Shami: IS weapons shipments to Iraq ‘increased considerably’ since Palmyra takeover
Following the fall of Palmyra last week, Open Syria reported […]
On the Record: Mystery missile hits Latakia
A missile of unknown origin landed Monday in the coastal […]
Regime buries hopes of breaking hospital siege
Syrian army soldiers and high-ranking officials in the city of […]