By Aarti Shahani Loubna Mrie grew up in Syria, where her father was allegedly an assassin for the regime. She joined the Syrian revolution first as a protester and then as a photojournalist. Her memoir is Defiance. Source:: https://www.npr.org/2026/02/17/nx-s1-5717011/a-photojournalist-details-her-rebellion-against-the-syrian-regime-and-her-father
By syzejna The Syrian army said on Saturday that it had searched the Sheikh Maqsoud district in Aleppo, signalling that it had taken control of the area by force from Kurdish fighters after a temporary ceasefire failed to end days-long clashes. Violence in Syria’s second-largest city has deepened one of the country’s main divisions, as […]
By syzejna The costs of reconstructing Syria after 13 years of war could exceed 216 billion dollars, the World Bank (WB) estimated yesterday. “The upcoming challenges are enormous, but the WB is ready to work with the Syrian people and the international community to support recovery and reconstruction,” said Jean-Christophe Carret, Director of the Middle […]