Mohammad al-Ghazawi

Mohammad al-Ghazawi is from Deraa in southern Syria. He studied journalism at Yarmouk University in Jordan and began his work as a reporter with the student newspaper at Yarmouk. He has contributed several pieces to media conferences and forums in Jordan. His area of focus is politics in the Arab world, with a focus on Syrian affairs. He is participating in Syria Direct’s training program in order to develop his skills so that he may develop in-depth reports about what is happening in his country and serve the Syrian people.

Thousands of displaced families cornered along Israeli-occupied Golan Heights after rebels surrender eastern Daraa

Jul. 11, 2018

Embed from Getty Images // Displaced Daraa residents in the Burayqah camp near the Golan Heights in July. Photo courtesy of Ahmad Al-Msalam. AMMAN: After being di...

At least 270 journalists and media workers stranded in southwestern Syria as murky reconciliation deal unfolds

Jul. 10, 2018

Displaced Syrians along the Syrian border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in July. Photo by Mohamad Yusuf/AFP. AMMAN: Scores of journalists and activists are stranded bet...

Household items ‘looted from Daraa’ for sale in Suwayda streets, sparking local outcry

Jul. 4, 2018

AMMAN: In the wake of government advances against opposition fighters in Syria’s southwest Daraa province, household furnishings reportedly looted from captured towns are be...

Syrian refugees in Lebanon mull fears of detention back home as hundreds cross into government territory

Jun. 28, 2018

AMMAN: Hundreds of refugees living in northeastern Lebanon packed up their belongings and crossed into government-held eastern Syria on Thursday, in the second organized return co...

Government offensive in Daraa sends tens of thousands fleeing to border areas as humanitarian crisis looms

Jun. 27, 2018

AMMAN: Thousands of civilians streamed towards makeshift camps and shelters along Syria’s southwestern border on Wednesday, local sources said, as Damascus and its allies in...

‘Far from home’: Four recently displaced Syrians reflect on Ramadan in exile

May. 17, 2018

AMMAN: As Syrians mark their eighth Ramadan since the war began, more than six million are doing so as internally displaced people far from their homes and loved ones. Since the ...

Dozens of casualties in northern Aleppo city despite local efforts to curb gun violence

May. 7, 2018

AMMAN: Gun violence and clashes have killed seven residents of the north Aleppo city of al-Bab and injured dozens more this week as local authorities work to curb the spread of fi...