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Drought · Syria

Syrian farmers pay price of worst drought in decades

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DAMASCUS: Syria’s worst drought in decades is taking a devastating toll on the agricultural region of Al-Nashabiyah east of Damascus. Water reserves are down by more than 60 percent on previous years, levels in dams in March were lower than the past two years, and some areas have lost more than 70 percent of their groundwater reserves. Farmer Mati Mohammed Nasser expects to See the Story

Kilis · Kilis

In a Turkish border city swelled by Syrians, many prepare to leave - Syria Direct

KILIS — On a sunny spring morning, three women gathered in the courtyard of Kareemat, a women-led peacebuilding organization in Kilis, a southern Turkish city just five kilometers from the Syrian border. Sitting in the central patio, its striped walls, fountain and trees evoking the style of traditional Damascene homes, the trio talked over a question running through the minds of many in recent months: whether, and when, to return to Syria. “I…Read Article

Lebanon’s latest Syrian refugees in limbo - Syria Direct

AKKAR — Two families share a two-bedroom home in Bqerzla, a village in Lebanon’s northern Akkar governorate near the border with Syria. There is no work, so they spend many days crowded around a plastic table on the porch, sipping tea and recalling painful memories of their displacement from Syria earlier this year. They fled in March, after more than 800 people were killed when clashes between Assad regime loyalists and government security for…Refugees · Lebanon See the Story

Salvaging iron from Syria’s ruins a risky trade, but 'a way to live’ - Syria Direct

IDLIB — Nour Raad al-Fares stands over a chunk of concrete, part of what remains of a destroyed building in the northern Hama countryside town of Kafr Zita. Wielding a sledgehammer, he pounds it to extract the iron rebar inside, working without protective gear. “We work on trust—God is the protector,” al-Fares told Syria Direct with a tense smile. The work is exhausting, as he only uses manual tools in his labors: sledgehammers and some ropes. …Trade · Idlib Read Article

Damascus and the AANES: Complex negotiations at a pivotal moment - Syria Direct

HASAKAH/PARIS — A round of negotiations set to get underway on Friday between Syria’s transitional government and a delegation from the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) was delayed due to the arrival of the United States (US) special envoy for Syria to the capital on Thursday. The talks aimed to discuss the implementation of a landmark agreement, signed by Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Syrian Democratic …Qamishli · Qamishli Read Article

Taha al-Ghazi deported: A warning to refugee rights advocates in Turkey? - Syria Direct

ISTANBUL — Taha al-Ghazi was not at home when the police officers arrived on May 16. After knocking on the door of his Istanbul residence, they initially told his wife they were there to verify the address. But soon, they threatened to arrest her if al-Ghazi did not turn up. When his wife called and told him what was happening, al-Ghazi immediately suspected that what was happening was more than a routine check. He hurried home, where he was qu…Istanbul, Turkey · Istanbul Read Article

University students latest pressure point in Damascus-Suwayda tensions - Syria Direct

SUWAYDA/PARIS — On the morning of May 15, Ghiath (a pseudonym) boarded a bus in Suwayda city to head back to Latakia University, where he is a student. Then the armed men arrived. Members of a local armed group affiliated with the Joint Operations Room—a military body aligned with Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri—came to prevent students from returning to universities outside the Druze-majority southern province, citing “the danger…Syria · Syria Read Article

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Syrian farmers pay price of worst drought in decades

In a Turkish border city swelled by Syrians, many prepare to leave - Syria Direct

Lebanon’s latest Syrian refugees in limbo - Syria Direct

Salvaging iron from Syria’s ruins a risky trade, but 'a way to live’ - Syria Direct

Damascus and the AANES: Complex negotiations at a pivotal moment - Syria Direct

Taha al-Ghazi deported: A warning to refugee rights advocates in Turkey? - Syria Direct

University students latest pressure point in Damascus-Suwayda tensions - Syria Direct

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