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No more swimming in Latakia; Syrians are strangers in their own country

Jun 28,2020

Podcast “Thawriyya”: An enduring revolution for Syrian women activists

Anger and confusion erupt over the Syrian government’s decision to ration bread through the smart card

Will Damascus or HTS be the first to break the ceasefire in Idlib?

From denial to discipline: Syrian government responds to the economic crisis

LATEST FROM Latakia

Iran’s post-Soleimani strategy in Syria

January 14

Contrary to widespread, international concerns surrounding the possible consequences of the killing of Qassem Soleimani by an American airstrike in Baghdad, many Syrians celebrate...

“There are no more men”: The women of Latakia defy traditional gender roles

July 04

AMMAN- It’s 1 a.m. and Dalia is driving home after a long day of work. The passing cars illuminate the otherwise dark road but do little to comfort her.

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....

With al-Fuaa and Kufraya’s residents long gone, displaced families from across Syria take their place

January 22

Buses prepare to enter al-Fuaa and Kufraya on July 18, as a rebel fighter watches on. Photo by Omar Haj Kadour/AFP. AMMAN: Time and again, the buses came and went. Sometimes the...

Hardline groups within Idlib buffer zone defy withdrawal deadline as rebels, government exchange fire

October 15

NLF fighters in rural southern Aleppo on Sunday. Photo by Omar Haj Kadour/AFP. AMMAN: Hardline militant groups in Syria’s northwest missed a critical deadline on Monday to ...

Russian-Turkish agreement stalls anticipated Idlib offensive ‘for the time being,' civilians, rebel commanders say

September 18

Putin and Erdogan meet in Sochi, Russia on September 17. Photo courtesy of Russian Foreign Ministry. AMMAN: A widely anticipated offensive by the Syrian government and its a...

With diplomacy failing, Syrian government, rebels and regional powers gear up for final Idlib showdown

September 13

Wreckage after an airstrike in Idlib this June. Photo courtesy of Idlib Civil Defense. AMMAN: An uneasy calm hangs heavy over Syria’s rebel-held northwest. While fewer...

After eight years of military service, one Syrian soldier prepares for a long-awaited return to ‘normal life’

May 29

Somur Abu Fida never expected his engagement to last so long. But just months after the Syrian Arab Army soldier proposed to his fiancée in 2010, protests and violence spr...

Syria Direct graduates its 9th class of journalists

January 15

Syria Direct graduated its ninth class of aspiring Syrian journalists Sunday after they completed a three-month course on the basics of journalism at our office in Amman, Jordan. ...

Latakia authorities bulldoze homes, businesses in Palestinian camp, residents say

November 16

AMMAN: Syrian regime authorities in the coastal city of Latakia have reportedly demolished dozens of homes and shops in a former Palestinian refugee camp over the past two weeks, ...

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Hours after rebels reportedly shoot down chopper, airstrikes pummel nearby city

Ahrar, Nusra spat draws condemnation as regime advances in Latakia

Baath Party to freed Kweiris soldiers: Congratulations, now get back to frontlines

Amidst dropping temperatures, Latakia’s internally displaced ‘suffering greatly’

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