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A woman spreads bulgur to dry in the sun after grinding it in the Lebanese southern town of Marjayoun, on July 15, 2020. AFP / JOSEPH EID

Harvesting the homeland: How the Syrian bulgur season used to bring joy to villagers

Syrian novelist Khaled Khalifa recalls the joy that bulgur season used to bring to his village in Syria. Now the simple pleasure is disappearing from households as a harrowing consequence of war.

Khaled Khalifa 24 September 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting in Sochi, Russia August 5, 2022. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS

Sochi Summit Paves Way for Restoring of Relations between Ankara, Assad

Although the repercussions of the Ukrainian war overshadowed the talks of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting at the Sochi summit,…

Jiwan Soz 13 August 2022
A Syrian policeman patrols the ancient oasis city of Palmyra in March. Many Syrian antiquities have been looted and smuggled out of the country during the past three years of civil war/ Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images

Antiquities Smuggling: New Source of Funding for Syrian Militias

Qamishli- Iran’s military influence in Syria has moved through different forms and levels since the beginning of Tehran’s intervention in the Syrian crisis years ago to support Syrian President…

Jiwan Soz 14 January 2022
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