Idlib

27 03, 2025
  • Umm Muhammad fries kibbeh, a famous Syrian dish made with bulgur wheat and meat, outside her home in the southern Idlib countryside town of Kafr Nubl, 20/3/2025 (Salwa Abdulrahman/Syria Direct)

Preparing for iftar in Kafr Nubl (Photos)

By Syria Direct|2025-03-27T16:43:42+01:00March 27, 2025|

Umm Muhammad prepares an iftar meal for her children in Kafr Nubl, the southern Idlib town she and her husband returned to after the Assad regime fell. Many families—including her children—have not returned due to extensive destruction and poor services. 

31 05, 2024
  • The belongings of homeless Syrian asylum seekers sit in piles outside a mosque in Cyprus’ capital, Nicosia, 27/3/2024 (Hanna Davis/Syria Direct)

Worsening conditions in Cyprus push scores to return to Syria

By Hanna Davis|2024-06-04T19:52:20+02:00May 31, 2024|

As life in Cyprus grows increasingly difficult for many asylum seekers, the number of Syrians opting into the island’s “voluntary return” program is going up. So far this year, 114 Syrians have returned, compared to just around 30 in all of 2023.

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