Syria

UNESCO World Heritage Site — We visited the Crak Des Chevaliers (also spelled Krak Des Chevaliers) in 1996 when we were on a tour of northern Syria. We were told it was one of the largest and best preserved of the Crusader castles. It was an amazing site to visit.

For the transgressions of Damascus and for more, the drop will be short, the scaffold will be tall. And I will multiply the knots — one for each child, three for the mother who watched the barrels fall. You, who dared to kill with my air, I will seize your breath and rain sulphur on your western shore. For the transgressions of Damascus and for more.

By Yeh Tzu-hao (葉子豪) Translated by Wu Hsiao-ting (吳曉婷) The earthquakes that jolted Türkiye and Syria in February resulted in a vast swath of devastation, impacting an area three times the size of Taiwan. Tzu Chi volunteers saw either collapsed buildings or rubble being cleared when they visited heavily hit…

The Syrian regime’s recent arrest of university students near Damascus has raised concerns about the continued repression and violation of human rights within the country. These arrests highlight the challenges faced by students and academics in pursuing education amidst an ongoing conflict. …

Site of the oldest dictionary — When we were living and teaching at the American Community School in Amman, Jordan, we often drove north to explore the countryside of Syria. One spring break from school, a group of us rented a bus and toured northern Syria. What an amazing trip. We visited several fascinating sites. The…

In the golden days of old, when life flowed gently like the whispering wind through the narrow streets, I lived in a small village nestled amidst the rolling hills of Syria. It was a place where time seemed to stand still, where simplicity reigned supreme, and where the bonds of…

Weaponising climate politics? Or ensuring climate action unity? — The United Arab Emirates is hosting the next global climate change conference, COP28, and has controversially invited Syrian dictator-president Bashar al-Assad. This move has been denounced by many Western leaders, given the horror of the Syrian civil war driven by Assad and his deplorable war crimes against his own civilians…

As a general rule, BBC and other corporate media articles are not worth even dignifying with a read if they relate to any of the following countries: Russia, China, Ukraine, Iran, Syria, Yemen, North Korea, Belarus, occupied Palestine, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba or Bolivia (Note: the above list is not exhaustive) …

Here are the key facts of this story, as agreed upon by ¹Guardian, ²Syrian Network for human rights, ³Middle East Monitor, ⁴Al Jazeera, and ⁵BBC News. A report from the nonprofit watchdog Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) released on Thursday claimed that as many as 14M Syrian refugees face…