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Syria’s environmental challenges have been sidelined—overshadowed by more than 13 years of devastating conflict and instability—but delaying climate interventions is not an option, Haid Haid writes.
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Jan 6, 2025 · The Zaatari refugee camp’s bustling economy ground to a halt when the Assad regime fell. Local shopkeepers say the value of their businesses has collapsed as residents uncertain about their future in Jordan save money and only buy necessities.
Suwayda’s movement endures post-Assad - syriadirect.org
Dec 31, 2024 · MARSEILLE — Every day for a year, Salam al-Nabwani waled 45 minutes from her home in Suwayda to the provincial capital’s central al-Karama (Dignity) Square, the beating heart of the Druze-majority province’s anti-regime protest movement. A former teacher, al-Nabwani has been part of Suwayda’s protest movement—locally known as the hirak
As Syria embarks on fragile transition, sanctions stand in the way
4 days ago · MARSEILLE — Riding a wave of euphoria, thousands of displaced Syrians rushed home after the Assad regime fell nearly six weeks ago. Many found only ruins, their houses razed or heavily damaged and their communities lacking basic services.. The resources needed for Syrians to return home and rebuild are enormous after nearly 14 years of revolution and war.
‘To send a message’: What happened to the Tishreen Dam protest …
Jan 10, 2025 · ERBIL — On January 8, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) announced the killing of five civilians and injury of 15 others when a protest convoy heading for the Tishreen Dam on the Euphrates River was hit by a Turkish drone strike. Among those killed was Karam Ahed Shahhabi, a member of the Zenobia Women’s Gathering, a women’s union in Arab-majority AANES areas.
What comes next for Syria’s White Helmets?
5 days ago · With the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, the Syrian Civil Defense deployed to cities where the rescue organization had never operated since its establishment in October 2014: Tartous, Latakia, western Aleppo neighborhoods and beyond.. Today, 3,300 civil defense volunteers are working in nine Syrian provinces and preparing to deploy to two more.
Suwayda - Syria Direct
Aug 22, 2024 · The assassination of Murhij al-Jarmani, the commander of a local faction in Suwayda and a strong supporter of the ongoing protests, could be a turning point for the Druze-majority province’s nearly year-long uprising.
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War in Lebanon forces Syrians back to ‘unsafe’ opposition areas
Oct 21, 2024 · PARIS — Stepping through the gates of the Aoun al-Dadat crossing into the opposition-held Aleppo countryside last week, Iman al-Muhammad and her six children began a new chapter. In her arms, the 35-year-old mother carried her son, who was injured by an Israeli bombing in Lebanon, the country that was her refuge for
Op-Ed: Syria’s climate emergency: Conflict no excuse for inaction
Nov 19, 2024 · Syria is grappling with a relentless wave of climate disasters, from scorching heatwaves and raging wildfires to debilitating droughts and choking sandstorms.These crises, increasing in both frequency and intensity, underscore the country’s accelerating vulnerability to climate change. Yet, Syria’s environmental challenges have been sidelined, overshadowed by more than 13 years of ...