This Is Beirut, 01/09 11:00 - Reading : less than a minute
In northern Syria, four souks in old Aleppo have reopened after being badly damaged in the fighting that ravaged Syria's commercial centre between 2012-16. Carpet weaver Omar al-Rawas says business is getting better as people return to Aleppo, adding that he felt his "spirit return" when he reopened his shop.
This Is Beirut, 16/05 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Like hundreds of other pro-Turkish fighters, Omar left northern Syria for mineral-rich Niger last year, joining Syrian mercenaries sent to the West African nation by a private Turkish military company. "The main reason I left is because life is hard in Syria," fighter Omar, 24, told AFP on message app WhatsApp from Niger. In northern Syria, ...
15/03 09:53 - Reading : less than a minute
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On March 15, 2011, Syrians took to the streets in protest against President Bashar al-Assad's regime. Thirteen years later, the country remains embroiled in a deep crisis, caught in an unending conflict. On this occasion, we have the opportunity to interview Fabrice Balanche, author of Les Leçons de la crise syrienne (Odile Jacob).
This Is Beirut, 29/02 15:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel hit a car used by Hezbollah in Syria, close to the Lebanese border, and also struck near Damascus on Thursday, a war monitor said, hours after similar attacks near the Syrian capital. "An Israeli drone targeted a car belonging to Hezbollah in the Homs countryside near the Syrian-Lebanese border," said Rami Abdel Rahman, who heads the ...
This Is Beirut, 16/01 09:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards attacked 'terrorist' targets in Syria and Iraq's Kurdistan on Monday, killing four people and wounding six others, and drawing United States criticism for recklessness and destabilization concerns. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they launched missile attacks on multiple 'terrorist' targets in Syria and Iraq's ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-26 14:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Russian air strikes on the last major rebel stronghold in Syria killed five civilians from the same family, including three children, according to rescuers and a war monitor on Tuesday. "On December 25 at 10:00 pm (0700 GMT), Russian warplanes targeted civilian houses," on the outskirts of the town of Armanaz, in Idlib province, said Abdel Halim ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-19 00:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Jordanian military on Monday, reported the prevention of a conspiracy involving numerous infiltrators from Syria with connections to pro-Iranian militias. These individuals attempted to breach the border, carrying rocket launchers, anti-personnel mines, and explosives. Jordan's army stated that it foiled a plot on Monday by dozens of ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-11 14:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United Nations announced on Monday that it requires $46.4 billion next year to provide life-saving assistance to approximately 180 million people globally facing desperate circumstances. The UN highlighted a bleak humanitarian outlook for 2024, citing conflicts, climate emergencies, and collapsing economies wreaking havoc on the most ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-08 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Four pro-Hezbollah fighters were killed on Friday in an Israeli drone strike on their car in the south of Syria, a war monitor said. The four fighters "working on behalf of Hezbollah" were killed in Madinat al-Baath town in the province of Quneitra, close to the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights head Rami ...