Syrians left in the dark as the interim government struggles to restore electricity

The New Syria: Halting a Dangerous Drift

Syria’s new order is in a race against the clock. The interim government must strike a delicate balance in dealing with the myriad challenges it faces. Donors should give it the help it needs, lest this promising project of state building descend into a fiasco.

Syrians left in the dark as the interim government struggles to restore electricity

JARAMANA, Syria (AP) — Rana Al-Ahmad opens her fridge after breaking fast at sundown with her husband and four children during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Apart from eggs, potatoes and some bread, it’s empty because state electricity in Syria only comes two hours a day. “We can’t leave our food in the fridge because it will spoil,” she said. Her husband, a taxi driver in Damascus, is struggling to make ends meet, so the family can’t affor…

They fled Syria years ago. Now, they spend their first Ramadan back amid nostalgia, relief and loss – UK Times

Get Nadine White’s Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week’s news Get our free newsletter from The Independent’s Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent’s Race Correspondent When Mariam Aabour learned of the ouster of Syrian leader Bashar Assad, she shed tears of joy. But as the time came to return to her homeland from Lebanon – where she fled years earlier – Aabour felt torn. She was happy about the ho…

Syrians left in the dark as the interim government struggles to restore electricity - The Rahnuma Daily

Syrians left in the dark as the interim government struggles to restore electricity JARAMANA(RAHNUMA): Rana Al-Ahmad opens her fridge after breaking fast at sundown with her husband and four children during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Apart from eggs, potatoes and some bread, it’s empty because state electricity in Syria only comes two hours a day. “We can’t leave our food in the fridge because it will spoil,” she said. Her husband, a tax…

Preparing for iftar in Kafr Nubl

KAFR NUBL — Umm Muhammad prepares to host her children for iftar, the evening meal breaking the holy month of Ramadan’s day-long fasts, frying kibbeh outside her home in Kafr Nubl. She returned to the southern Idlib town with her husband after the Assad regime fell in December 2024.  Many families, including Umm Muhammad’s children, have not returned due to extensive destruction and poor services. Returns from internal displacement camps remain …