Syria

Information about what is happening in the Middle East always arrives in a fragmented way and it is very difficult to follow the thread and relate one thing to another. The general feeling is that there is always something going…

Syria is on the brink of recovery as Saudi Arabia plans to invite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the Arab League summit in Riyadh on May 19. By Steven Sahiounie Syria is on the brink of recovery as Saudi Arabia…

When the Earth is shaken to her utmost convulsion And the Earth throws up her burdens (from within) And man cries (distressed) what is matter with her (The Quran: Zilzal-Convulsion, Chapter99:1-3) By Dr. Mahboob A. Khawaja Reflections on the Aftermath…

Feb. 19, 2023 – A Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) (MSF) humanitarian convoy of 14 trucks (see photo) entered northwestern Syria today from Turkiye through the Hammam border crossing. This first convoy is carrying 1,296 tents for families (of…

The suffering that has befallen them is unbearable. Yet, in the rubble, next to the corpses that are still buried under the ruins, with nothing to eat or drink, the victims of the earthquake in Syria will have to endure…

The Middle East region has been faced with unprecedented earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria and could be felt in other parts of the region. Two shocking earthquakes hit the South of Turkey, affected Aleppo in Syria, and were followed…

Two large earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 on the Richter scale led to dozens of aftershocks: it is one of the most violent earthquakes in more than 100 years that struck Monday, February 6 in the region of Gaziantep…

The recent double earthquake in southern Turkey and northwestern Syria is a terrible disaster which is generating a wave of emotion and empathy from around the world. The situation will likely worsen due to forecast weather of extremely low temperatures…

The exhibition “Once upon a time, Aleppo” continues in Al-Hatab “Firewood” square in Aleppo’s Old City. The installation, organised by the Syrian Ministry of Culture, includes 29 artworks with the participation of a group of young artists from different governorates.…

The invasion of Syria has gone out of fashion. It is true that the government declared an end to the war some time ago. However, the invading NATO and US troops in particular have not gone away completely. The Levantine…