Ammar Hamou

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Ammar Hamou

Senior Editor

Ammar Hamou is a Senior Editor. 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

Through training program, Syria Direct forges connections between communities

September 19

Today, Syria Direct concluded training its first class of Syrian and Jordanian trainees as part of the Connecting Communities through Professional Engagement Project in partnershi...

Darayya: Three years in waiting for the return of life

August 27

AMMAN— A few civilians disembarked from an old bus that had just stopped in the western countryside of Damascus and continued their journey to Darayya, a city that has been pummel...

SDF arrest humanitarian workers in Raqqa, raising questions and concerns

August 19

AMMAN—Last week, a group of humanitarian workers was arrested in the northern city of Raqqa, by the Kurdish-led military alliance, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). While the arrest...

Astana Talks placed three de-escalation zones under government control. Is Idlib next? (Timeline)

August 18

AMMAN- On August 1, 2019, the 13th round of the “Astana Process on Syrian Peace” (Astana Talks) convened in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana with the Syrian opposition’s negotiat...

Syrians in Turkey are arbitrarily deported to war-torn Idlib

July 28

AMMAN — Amr Daboul set off to cross the sea between Turkey and Greece in an inflatable boat. Though the trip is dangerous, he told Syria Direct he was willing to take the risk to ...

Syrians in legal limbo after Turkish security crackdown

July 23

AMMAN - When Othman al-Shami (pseudonym) walks through Istanbul’s markets, he does so with great caution, as he is wary of the recent crackdown on Syrians living and working in Tu...

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...