The Longing for Home
Damascus Bureau (a civil society independent website)
April 27, 2016
For 15 days we moved from one town to another in Eastern Ghouta. When things calmed down we went back home
For 15 days we moved from one town to another in Eastern Ghouta. When things calmed down we went back home
Algeria’s Minister for Arab League Affairs offers Assad advice on using national reconciliation to overcome its security and political crises
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Her life changed in 2013 when her father defected from the army
Syrian FM meets with top officials in the Czech capital to discuss investment in the country’s post-war reconstruction phase
Development projects provide jobs for Syria’s youth
Despite the fact that we were still alive, those minutes of silence felt like long hours
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Local administration minister says over a million citizens have returned to their areas after the Syrian government restored infrastructure and public facilities
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Announcement comes after council hears Army of Islam rebel group was behind attempted assassination of local judge in 2015
He opened the envelope to see who I voted for. When he read my vote he looked up at me and smiled
Regime pamphlet drop targets parents of defected soldiers in an attempt to boost manpower in Aleppo
Leaflets displayed slogans calling on locals to resist serving in the Syrian army against rebels
Islamic State militants target Harabesh in Deir-ez-Zor and Masaken Barzeh neighborhood in Damascus on Thursday
Winter is a harsh season in Syria and these homeowners urgently need our help
Thousands of detainees transferred from Adra central prison to ill-equipped facilities, while authorities continue to profit from extorting inmates and their family members
