Ammar Hamou

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Ammar Hamou

Senior Arabic Reporter

Ammar Hamou is Syria Direct’s Senior Arabic Reporter. Originally from East Ghouta outside the Syrian capital, Ammar studied journalism at Damascus University. He has participated in numerous journalism trainings in the US, Europe and Jordan, and has published in-depth research on the Syrian conflict.

ARTICLES

Istanbul mayoral election exposes hate, resentment for Syrians in Turkey

July 16

AMMAN- Istanbul’s re-run mayoral election last month held deep significance for Syrians in Turkey, as it proved to be a microcosm for an ongoing national debate about the status o...

Lower fees ease the financial burden for registering Syrians born in Jordan

July 07

AMMAN- The Syrian embassy in Amman has recently reduced the fees to register Syrians born abroad, a decision which could make registration easier for the families of the tens of t...

Civil society in Syria: A hostage of fear, bureaucracy and politics

July 04

“You must be joking. No one can talk, even if [they’re] a foreigner,” was the reaction of a director of a regional aid organization to Syria Direct’s attempts to find sources invo...

No flour left in al-Rukban: Around 70% of the camp’s residents have forcibly left

June 25

Amman- Al-Rukban camp has been without flour for three days, a consequence of Damascus’s tightening siege on it, leaving the 12,000 residents who remain there to rely on smugglers...

Syrian refugees relocated to “miserable campsite” following dispute with Lebanese Civil Defence

June 16

Amman- In the wake of a violent dispute between Syrian refugees and the Lebanese Civil Defense, the Lebanese government has transferred the population of the “Caritas” Syrian refu...

Syrians seek refuge in Saudi Arabia

May 20

Amman- Speaking in a hushed voice so as not to disturb his sleeping bunkmates, Mohammad al-Zu’bi recounted a tired story of exile that knows no end.

Podcast: Voices from the diaspora

May 20

Amman- Eight years after the outbreak of the Syrian Revolution, Syria’s civil war remains one of the most important issues facing the international community. The world is still o...

Residents of Rukban face their “most difficult choice” as caravans depart camp

May 02

Amman- A 26 year-old man stands in front of his house, built out of mud, and watches what has become a regular sight: a crowded convoy of trucks preparing to depart from the Rukba...

‘From one crisis to another’: Gas queues and frustration as Damascus residents grapple with fuel shortages

April 25

Damascus residents tell Syria Direct of everyday life “at a standstill” as a gasoline crisis reaches a head for a second week in a row.

Thousands leave Rukban camp in largest convoy to date as Russian, Syrian pressure mounts

April 23

Monday saw the latest convoy to leave Rukban camp, an isolated informal camp settlement of mud homes housing up to 40,000 displaced Syrians on the Syrian-Jordanian border.