سوريا دايركت

زيتون درعا في مواجهة الجفاف والمناخ: الإنتاج ينهار إلى أدنى مستوى

تراجع إنتاج الزيتون في محافظة درعا من 31.5 ألف طن في الموسم الماضي إلى 10 آلاف طن في الموسم الحالي، نتيجة التغيرات المناخية ...
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‘Locusts’: Organized looting, destruction of displaced Syrians’ homes by ‘demolition forces’ and regime-affiliated groups

PARIS — In the days after the Syrian regime took control of the southern Idlib countryside village of Kafruma in January 2020, the victors began a new task: looting. Entering the vacant homes of those ...
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مسار العدالة: سوريا تطلق أول محاكمة علنية على خلفية أحداث الساحل

تشكل أولى محاكمات مئات المشتبه بهم بارتكاب عمليات قتل في الساحل السوري بداية مسار مساءلة غير مسبوق، وهي خطوة تحظى باهتمام ...
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‘Unprecedented’: Syria launches first trial over deadly coastal violence

The first trial of hundreds of suspects accused of involvement in killings on Syria’s Alawite-majority coast marks the start ...
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Oudai Efnikher

Oudai Efnikher is a Syrian civil society activist with experience since 2014 in humanitarian work and in preparing media ...
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تعثر عمل لجان المصالحة يترك علويي حماة في حالة من الضياع

في أعقاب سقوط نظام الأسد، تفتحت الجراح الطائفية في سوريا، ما قد يحول دون عودة العديد من العائلات النازحة إلى ديارها ...
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What would Syria joining the US-led coalition mean for the fight against IS?

PARIS — Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and United States (US) President Donald Trump are set to meet at the White House on Monday, in a historic visit expected to focus in part on Syria joining the ...
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أنانيا ناتشوكوري

صحافية مستقلة تعمل بين نيويورك وعمّان. وهي حالياً طالبة ماجستير في الصحافة والدراسات الشرق أوسطية في جامعة نيويورك (NYU) ...
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With olive harvest underway, obstacles remain for Afrin residents

JENDERES — Kneeling beneath the generous branches of a decades-old olive tree, Agid Ahmad, 66, and his wife Fatima Khalil, 58, (pseudonyms) gather its small black fruits from the coarse, red earth.
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Why is Syria seeking rapprochement with Russia despite its unpopularity?

DAMASCUS — In an ornate room in the Kremlin, a meeting unthinkable only a year ago took place last week: Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the man at the helm of Syria’s post-Assad political ...
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Mixed reactions as Syria holds indirect vote for first post-Assad parliament

DAMASCUS — Syria held its first post-Assad elections on Sunday: an indirect vote to select members of the People’s Assembly, the country’s legislative body, for a 30-month extendable term.
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How Syria’s Ismaili community keeps a fragile peace

SALAMIYEH — Sham, 17, holds a glass of mate in her right hand, reaching out for a big bowl of popcorn as she chats with neighbors and family members seated around her on plastic chairs. The gathering ...