Eight years ago Syrian refugees were welcome. Today Germany is tightening its borders after it saw first-time asylum requests rise by 78% in the first seven months of 2023.
Facing crippling electricity cuts, Syrian dentist Ibrahim al-Akzam has turned to solar power to keep his Damascus clinic going, a reflection of the deep energy crisis in his country after 11 years of…
Mohammed Abu Ramadan can't afford to keep his children warm this winter so he and his sister's family in Damascus take it in turn to look after them - heating their homes only for the weeks that the…
“I am in limbo. Why marry and have kids if they grow up and leave me with their mother at this age? My two sons have left Syria after our town, Kassab, located northwest of Syria on the boarders with…
Hundreds of women protested in Kurdish-controlled northern Syria on Monday over the death of an Iranian Kurdish woman in the custody of Iran's morality police, with some cutting their hair and…
The Assad regime’s security authorities have inflicted large-scale torture against detainees who were arrested during the popular protests that took place in mid-March 2011. The many international…
Syrians suffer from a new problem, namely, the difficulty of obtaining passports, whether inside or outside their country, as it takes a long time and costs a lot of money. Its cost has become the…
Hundreds of Syrian families in the countryside of Idlib and Hama are facing a new problem of selling and investing in their real estate through public auctions supervised by the government of…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earlier this week that institutional surveys have shown that more than one million Syrian refugees wish to return voluntarily to their country.
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The Syrian security authorities continue to release dozens of detainees after the Syrian regime President Bashar al-Assad issued an amnesty for the “terrorist crimes” committed and for which Syrians…
Without prompt and united action, Syria's transition risks veering off course, with devastating consequences for the country and the region. Time is of the essence.
Russia's claim of being a steadfast guarantor of security for allies has been dented, which could affect its expansion into Africa and Latin America and strain its ties with Central Asian countries
Regime change brings an opportunity to raise living standards, which have collapsed along with the national currency and years of war. The transition of power will be key.
Speaking to Al Majalla, they explain how art functions as a lens through which to examine events and their aftermath and helps them explore connections between the personal and the collective