Um Maher was killed by a rocket from a government fighter jet in Kfar Nabl’s city center on August 28, 2012. Her body was never found and she was only identified after her purse was discovered near the spot where she was killed
Thanks to new regulations, many Syrian workers in Lebanon now face a choice between remaining there illegally or losing their livelihoods
Before the uprising, there was the possibility for women to claim their rights through the courts, although they sometimes had to wait up to 10 years for the case to conclude
Arbitrary detention and mistreatment by Syrian authorities remains widespread
Fourth grade students enrolled in recent summer program while others will take classes until April next year
Meeting living expenses is a daily priority for Syrians, who are paying the costs of this conflict and the difficult conditions it has generated
As money and supplies run low, displaced people turn to inventive recipes
Capers have medicinal properties
The measures taken to prevent the entry of the people escaping from the Syrian war are clear breaches of Lebanon’s commitments to the law of non-refoulement
“We fight boredom, and wait when there is electricity blackouts. And when electricity is available, we either watch TV or surf the internet.”
Charity kitchens serve ready-to-eat meals to thousands of poor families
Before she began working as a hairdresser, poverty forced Syrian Umm Mahmoud to seek donations for food and rent money to survive as a refugee in Lebanon
Local council fails to attract activists over unpopularity and fears of retribution from ISIS
New camp designed to take pressure off Za’atari and house those recently displaced from Syria
Vulnerable youngsters languish in government-run centres or fend for themselves on the streets
She’s 9 years-old and despite the best efforts of Handicap International’s physiotherapists, Isra is unlikely to walk unaided again
Some seek authority and power while others just want protection and security
Aid has become the only thing to motivate starving Syrians and Palestinians
Homs was under the siege of Assad forces for more than two years
Doctors say symptoms of this depression range between partial and complete impediment.
