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Syrians seek refuge in Saudi Arabia

May 20,2019

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On the anniversary of the peace deal in Southern Damascus “there is no amnesty, no reconciliation.”

“No end in sight” A day in the life of a journalist during the Damascus fuel crisis

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

LATEST FROM Damascus

Souriyeh / سوريّة: Women’s voices from Syria

February 21

For around five years, Judi Arash lived under siege in a bombed-out, encircled rebel-held area of northern Homs that, at one point, was restricted to just three square kilometers....

‘War continued through other means’: How reconstruction risks perpetuating violence in a post-war Syria

February 12

"Down with gangster rule." Graffiti in downtown Beirut, February 2. Photo by Tom Rollins for Syria Direct. When the reconstruction of downtown Beirut first began in the 1990s, on...

In downtown Beirut, signs of the coming cost of Syria’s reconstruction plans

February 12

Residential tower blocks under construction in downtown Beirut, February 2. Photo by Tom Rollins for Syria Direct. BEIRUT: In the streets around downtown Beirut one weekend after...

‘Waiting for a place in the gas line’: Residents of government-held Syria voice discontent over fuel, electricity shortages

January 30

Gas cylinders are distributed in the Sarouja neighborhood of Damascus last week. Photo courtesy of SANA. AMMAN: In one video, a man marries a gas cylinder dressed in a white wedd...

Life after reconciliation: East Ghoutans who stayed behind grapple with delayed settlement papers, disappearances

January 24

A man rides a motorcycle in an East Ghouta neighborhood on October 8, 2018. AMMAN: Last month, Fawaz al-Muhammad’s 65-year-old father-in-law showed up unexpectedly ...

Key Syrian reconstruction figures sanctioned by EU as business delegation heads to UAE

January 21

An overhead view of the Marota City construction project, from an October 2018 promotional video. AMMAN: The European Union on Monday announced sanctions against 11 prominent Syr...

In first ‘organized’ refugee returns from Jordan, dozens of Syrians head back to Damascus suburb

January 16

The border wall demarcating the end of Jordanian territory (right) and the beginning of the Free Zone that lies along the Syrian-Jordanian border (left). Photo by Waleed a-Noufal....

Storm Norma: Inclement weather sweeping Lebanon reveals myriad vulnerabilities of refugees in Arsal, Beqaa Valley

January 09

Snow falls on tent canvuses near northeastern Lebanon's Arsal on January 8. Photo courtesy of Ahmad al-Quseir. AMMAN: Up one of the steep hillsides that line Lebanon’s Beqa...

A refuge little more than temporary: Syrian refugees in Denmark ‘living day by day’ amid threat of tougher refugee policies

December 19

Embed from Getty Images // People protest against proposed new refugee policies in Copenhagen in December. Photo courtesy of Anadolu Agency/Getty Images. AMMAN: When Ahmad...

With return of ‘kingdom of silence,’ journalists contending with checkpoints, secret police in government-held Syria report from the shadows

December 10

Damascus in November. Photo courtesy of Lens Young Dimashqi. It was the noises that would haunt Alaa* the most. As she went about life in her government-held neighborhood of cent...

PHOTO BRIEFS

Rebels, residents leave east Damascus district for Idlib: ‘It’s like starting over from scratch’

Sick residents evacuated, injured fighters leave as second round of Four Towns Agreement begins

VIDEO: Darayya, as seen by its children

VIDEO: How to produce cooking gas in a blockaded town

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