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Aid group: Syrians could be displaced for years to come

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians face continued displacement each coming year that the conflict continues and economic conditions deteriorate, the Norwegian Refugee Council said Monday. Economic deterioration and hardship are increasingly driving Syrians out of their homes, but the...

Assad, wife test positive for coronavirus

Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president's office said Monday, with both having only mild symptoms of the illness. In a statement, Assad’s office said the first couple did PCR tests after they experienced minor symptoms consistent...

'International Women's Day has no meaning in Syria'

International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 around the world, but it means nothing to Muna Abban, a resident of Aleppo, Syria, who lost two of her children in an airstrike carried out by the Bashar al-Assad regime. One of the countless victims of Syria’s civil war, which is...

Activists in race to save digital trace of Syria war

From videos of deadly air strikes to jihadist takeovers, Al-Mutez Billah's YouTube page served as a digital archive of the Syrian war until automated takedown software in 2017 erased it permanently. The page exhibiting footage that violated YouTube's community standards could not be...