Syria Direct

One year after Syria’s coastal massacres, justice remains elusive

BANIYAS — On the morning of March 7, the thick scent of incense wafted through the sea air at the Sheikh Hilal Cemetery in Syria’s seaside city of Baniyas. Seagulls flew overhead as dozens of mourners ...
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‘Unprecedented’: Syria launches first trial over deadly coastal violence

ALEPPO — The public trial of the first of hundreds of suspects accused of crimes during deadly clashes and sectarian killings on Syria’s Alawite-majority coast began on Tuesday, marking the first step ...
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Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood fights for its future

Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood survived decades of repression and exile. Now, facing regional pressure and internal divisions, ...
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Syria is rising, al-Sharaa tells UN—but challenges remain at home

Last year I mentioned that Syria has returned. Today, I say that Syria is rising.” Ahmed al-Sharaa returned to the UN with ...
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Bad gas: Trouble at Syria’s al-Tabiyah plant leaves a bad smell

Syria is racing to restore gas production at al-Tabiya before winter, but technical problems, infrastructure constraints and ...
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Syrian Jews and allies seek a place in the country’s future, divided over Israel

NEW YORK — As the sun sets on a Friday evening, preparations for Shabbat are in full swing in South Brooklyn. Local businesses—a modest kosher restaurant, a Levantine pastry shop, a Judaica ...
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Living and working as a Syrian in Egypt: A constant balancing act

CAIRO – After earning a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Business Administration from two top Egyptian universities, 32-years old Aref* thought he would easily find work as an accountant. While in ...
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As Syrian refugees leave Zaatari, some bring their ‘caravans’ with them

PARIS — Last week, when Muhammad Abdulhalim (a pseudonym) returned to Syria’s southern Daraa province with his wife and children after 13 years in Jordan, a piece of the Zaatari refugee camp came with ...
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النفط يتدفق والوقود ينفد: مفارقة تحوّل سوريا إلى ممر جديد للطاقة

تحوّل ناقلات النفط العراقية سوريا إلى ممر حيوي للطاقة، لكن فيما تتدفق الصادرات عبر بانياس، يواجه السوريون نقصاً في الوقود ...
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سيان ورد

تجسد سوريا حالياً ما يمكن وصفه بأنه أزمة تمر بمرحلة انتقالية، وليس أزمة في حالة تراجع. ودعم التقارير الأصيلة عن سوريا ...
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Nationality law reform: Who has the ‘right to have rights’ in the new Syria?

DAMASCUS — Dana Hamila, 38, spends her days at home in Germany making soap and selling it online. Born and raised in Syria, she left in 2017 with her then-husband, who was wanted by the former regime ...
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Turkey in Syria: Temporary necessity turned permanent presence?

PARIS — In the new Syria, Ahmad al-Hayes’s star is rising. At the beginning of May, after being promoted to the rank of brigadier general, the once-leader of the Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sharqiya ...