Search For Keyword.

Search (Damascus)

Insulin runs out in embattled Damascus suburbs: medics

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Insulin is running out in many areas in the embattled Eastern suburbs of Damascus, which threatens lives of diabetics and their health. The Hospital of al-Rajaa in Barzeh, northeastern district of Damascus, has appealed to Human Rights organizations and the World Health...

US berates Syria at OPCW meeting on Syria chemical attack

 Syrian authorities – "abetted by Russia's continuing efforts to bury the truth" – still possess and use chemical weapons, an American diplomat told the international chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday. The strong comments by Kenneth D. Ward, the American ambassador to the...

View from Damascus: rebuilding in the midst of war

( The Guardian )- One afternoon, I managed to sneak away to see the Krak des Chevaliers. This medieval castle used to be a big tourist destination. I’d met some people in Jordan a couple of years ago who told me that it was absolutely stunning.  We were delivering sheep to...