Food Cooked With Love
Mayada Issa is the pseudonym of a Damascus Bureau contributor living in Idleb, Syria
August 13, 2015
Young women would stare at them, whispering to each other, “Look at him, he’s so handsome!”
Young women would stare at them, whispering to each other, “Look at him, he’s so handsome!”
Syrian authorities release the award winning journalist and human rights activist after almost three and a half years behind bars
Demonstrators in southern Damascus warn of a return of famine to the camp after UN relief agency officially halts its support to the area
Years after the country witnessed a series of promising ceasefires, the situation has steadily worsened as violations by regime forces have trapped residents inside their cities; closing crossings, preventing the entry of food, and restricting access to and from affected areas
On both sides there are hundreds of stories waiting to be told
Darwish disappeared and appeared again only on June 28, 2015 in the Central Prison of Hama, having lost about 12kg of his weight
Volunteers provide escape for Douma’s children over Eid, rebuilding one of the city’s war-torn playgrounds with unexploded missile parts
Around 18 physicians and 30 nurses from the Kfar Nabel area work at the hospital, providing the best services they can
Lack of clean drinking water, high temperatures, and unavailability of medication responsible for hike in cases, says doctor
Civilians escaping fighting in al-Ghab are prevented from entering the coastal region due to a “lack of available shelter”
Report by monitoring group details the horrifying executions carried out by the Islamic State in Syria over the past year
Attacks on regime-held countryside of Lattakia aims to break siege of Zabadani by Syrian and Hezbollah fighters, says rebel commander
Water supplies in Damascus are adequate and of good quality despite containing small amounts of sediment, says minister
Regime struggles to maintain military presence in Jisr al-Shughour and Idleb after opposition factions overrun the area
Prime minister stresses the importance of conveying the reality of events in Syria to the Australian public
Syrian pound drops as US inflation and housing data helps push dollar to its highest levels in three months
Human rights group fears for Darwish’s safety as officials relocate activist to intelligence center
Damascus drinking water secure amid attacks on water resources and infrastructure, says prime minister
Rebels thwart regime offensive in the western countryside of the Syrian capital, leaving dozens dead and wounded
We had nowhere to spend the night in Damascus, and we didn’t want to worry our family, so we continued our journey towards Douma. We had no choice
