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Syrian refugee teenager in Jordan wishes to go to school

Mohammad, a 15-year-old Syrian kid who fled to Amman, Jordan, with family a year ago and worked there, said last Friday he wants to go to school just as local children do. Mohammad has been working in a butcher's shop for five months. His job is cutting the vegetables, grinding the...

Syrian refugee children perform for ‘victory’ in play

Syrian refugee children living in Jordan this week performed a silent play entitled “We Emerged to Light,” which tells the tale of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Starring 21 children, the play was directed by Syrian actor Jalal al-Taweel. The production...

U.N. aid convoy to enter Syria for first time

  A U.N. convoy of about 80 trucks is ready to cross the Turkish border into Syria for the first time, aid officials said Wednesday, in a step they hope will pave the way for humanitarian access to the country’s most desperate areas . The convoy became possible...