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Three have died as blaze continues to rage in southern coastal area of Dortyol in Hatay province, which borders Syria. A forestry worker injured in a wildfire in the western Turkish province of Izmir has died from his injuries, raising the death toll in recent days from the fires to three, as the blaze in…
In northeastern Syria, thousands of ISIL-linked families are left stranded in detention camps, waiting to be repatriated. Now with a new government in Damascus, and a region in flux, Al Jazeera’s Nils Adler takes us through his journey to find the son of a man who joined the group. Source link
DigiDocs It’s a recurring nightmare likely shared by many Syrians who fled their homeland during the war – a mirage of home and hope, slipping away. Directed by Yazan Rabee, BACK is a short documentary that follows those who return in their sleep to ghostly hometowns, hunted down by menacing forces. Blending intimate…
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports one dead and two others wounded in the Israeli attack on a vehicle. The Israeli army has again bombed Syria, claiming it killed a Hamas member during an air strike in the south of the country, in the latest in its series of attacks on Syria in the wake…
IAEA head Grossi describes the new government as ‘committed to opening up to the world, to international cooperation’. Syria’s new government has agreed to give inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) access to suspected former nuclear sites immediately, according to the agency’s chief, as Damascus makes further inroads to rejoining the international fold….
Syrian farmers in the occupied Golan Heights oppose an Israeli energy company’s plans for wind turbines on their land. A battle over land, natural resources and wind energy in the occupied Golan Heights – a microcosm of the wider Arab-Israeli conflict. This documentary is about a group of Syrian fruit farmers taking on an Israeli…
Saudi and Qatari efforts aim to stabilise Syria by funding public-sector salaries and boosting economic recovery plans. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has said that the kingdom and Qatar will offer joint financial support to state employees in Syria. His statements came on Saturday during a joint press conference with…
The bombings mark a sharp escalation by the armed group, which views the new government in Damascus as illegitimate. ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for an attack on the Syrian army, representing the armed group’s first strike at government forces since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, according to analysts. In a statement released late on…
US envoy Thomas Barrack praises interim government in Damascus, calls for ‘dialogue’ between Israel and Syria. The United States envoy to Syria says the conflict between Israel and Syria is “solvable” as he visited the capital, Damascus and praised the interim government, as the political and economic thaw between the nation and Western powers continues…
Aref Shamtan, 73, chose to erect a tent near his decimated home in northwest Syria instead of remaining in a displacement camp following the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. “I feel good here, even among the rubble,” Shamtan said, sipping tea at the tent near his field. Upon returning with his son after al-Assad…
