Dueling with drought: How can Daraa farmers adapt to a changing climate?
As Syria stares down drought and a changing climate, farmers and officials in agriculture-dependent Daraa province grapple with how to adapt.
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10, 2025
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09, 2025
Speaking at the UN, Ahmad al-Sharaa tells an unfinished story
As Syria’s first head of state to address the UN in nearly 60 years, Ahmad al-Sharaa promised a new chapter despite a host of challenges facing his divided country's political transition.
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08, 2025
As Syrian refugees leave Zaatari, some bring their ‘caravans’ with them
Some Syrians returning from Jordan to Daraa use caravans smuggled out of Zaatari camp as temporary shelters while they work to rebuild their destroyed homes.
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08, 2025
The Return: ‘The Time Has Come’ (Photos)
Syrian refugees who built lives in Jordan are packing up and starting over, as rising costs of living and aid cuts push them to return home—despite the hardships waiting on the other side of the border.
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07, 2025
Southern Idlib’s water crisis deepens as displaced people return
Southern Idlib’s years-long water crisis is deepening as thousands of displaced residents return and increased demand strains what local infrastructure remains.
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07, 2025
With little support, Yarmouk returnees rebuild lives in ‘Little Palestine’ (Photos)
In the ruins of what was once widely regarded as the capital of the Palestinian diaspora, returnees to Syria’s Yarmouk camp are doing what they can to rebuild their lives with little outside support.
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07, 2025
Arbitrarily dismissed under Assad, Idlib public employees await reinstatement
Hundreds of former public sector employees in Idlib, arbitrarily dismissed from their positions by the Assad regime, are still waiting for progress towards reinstatement.
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06, 2025
‘Zero season’: Syrian farmers face worst drought in decades
Syria’s worst drought in decades has wiped out rain-fed crops and diminished yields across the country, devastating farmers and raising the risk of food shortages.
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06, 2025
Salvaging iron from Syria’s ruins a risky trade, but ‘a way to live’
Iron salvage is a common form of survival work in northern Syria, a way of eking life out of destroyed buildings—an all-too-plentiful resource. It is also a largely unregulated and hazardous sector, posing risks to workers and consumers alike.
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05, 2025
Southern Idlib towns find stopgap solutions for absent state services
As displaced people return to destroyed communities in southern Idlib, local initiatives are emerging as stopgap solutions for basic repairs and services, stepping into some roles that are the responsibility of Syria’s new administration.