First Person: Poetry and the pain of loss and leaving; a voice from Syria
Amineh Abou Kerech’s poem “Lament for Syria” won the United Kingdom’s Betjeman Poetry Prize in 2017 and in February this…
A decade of war in Syria killed over 388,000: Monitor
The overall death toll for Syria’s civil war has reached 388,652 since it began a decade ago this month, a…
Why Iran is so involved in Syria’s real estate marketplace
During 2019 and 2020, Iran faced its worst economic crisis in 40 years while it was trying to seize as…
Assad’s wife could be prosecuted in UK, have citizenship revoked
Syria’s first lady, who is also a British citizen, may be prosecuted and stripped of her UK citizenship after a…
Turkey, Russia, Qatar to push for political resolution in Syria
Turkey, Russia and Qatar are making a joint attempt to promote a political solution to Syria’s 10-year conflict, Turkish Foreign…
Syrian refugees in Lebanon reflect on 10 years of war
A Syrian man who’s lived with his family in a Lebanese refugee camp for ten years has spoken of the…
Oil refinery attacks raise fears of ‘grave escalation’
Attacks on rural Aleppo that caused severe damage to oil facilities have been described as “state terrorism” by the Syrian…
UNICEF: Syria’s war has killed and wounded 12,000 children
Syria’s 10-year-long civil war has killed or wounded almost 12,000 children and left millions out of school in what could…
At UN, Guterres marks 10 years of Syrian war
The Syrian conflict, which marks 10 years later this month, has resulted in the largest displacement crisis since World War…
Syrian youth still paying high price for decade of war: Red Cross
Young Syrians have suffered heavy personal losses in a decade of war and still have to face rebuilding their shattered…