Prices Rise in Kfar Nabel after Closure of Bab al-Hawa Crossing
Hazzaa Adnan al-Hazzaa (Kfar Nabel, Syria) – From mid-January until the time of this writing, the Bab al-Hawa border crossing between Turkey and Syria...
A War of Songs between Opposition and Regime Supporters in Syria
By Mariam Abdullah* Nohad al-Tawil bid farewell to 2013 by dancing with her family and friends to a song called “Ya Boshama,” which means...
Aleppans Who Fled Explosive Barrels Sleep in Turkish Border Town Bus Station
Aref Haj Youssef NOTE: This story was amended on February 17, 2014. (Kilis, Turkey) – The staggering numbers of refugees in the Turkish city...
Syrian Government Employees Struggle to Make Ends Meet
By Salam al-Saadi (Damascus, Syria) – Rami is a member of Syria’s sprawling government bureaucracy who feels stuck in the rut of his government...
Kfar Nabel Media Office Continues Work Despite Assassination Attempt on Director
Hazzaa Adnan al-Hazzaa (Kfar Nabel, Syria) – Human rights defender and director of the Kfar Nabel media office Raed al-Fares survived an assassination attempt...
Opposition Parties in Damascus Reject Accusations of Supporting the Regime
(Damascus, Syria)- Far from the battlefronts and the sounds of combat, there are some members of opposition parties in Syria who say they believe...
Syrians Resort to Adulterated Products after Price Hikes
By Salam al-Saadi (Damascus, Syria) – A few people hover around a stall selling cleaning products in Thawra Street in central Damascus. A man...
Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Resort to Unofficial Marriages
Malath al-Zoubi (Beirut, Lebanon) – Maher, 25, sits next to his 22-year-old fiancée, Nour, in a small room in a home in the Shatila...
Unified Aid Bureau Faces Major Challenges in Eastern Ghouta
Currently, the region around Damascus known as Eastern Ghouta does not have the infrastructure necessary to provide for a decent living. With no work...
Private Generators Provide Temporary Solution to Electricity Shortage in Idlib
The constant power cuts in the towns and cities of Idlib have pushed the citizens toward finding alternative sources of electricity. After losing hope...
Mutual Anxiety between Displaced and Residents in Tartous
By Sadeq Abdelrahman NOTE: all names are pseudonyms (Tartous, Syria) – Since the start of the fighting in Syria, tens of thousands of internally...
A New Start Despite Difficulties for Raqqa’s Local Council
(Raqqa, Syria) – In late November dozens of volunteers wearing blue suits and white helmets roamed the streets of the city with cleaning supplies,...
Aid Committees in Kfar Nabel Accused of Corruption Due to Supply Scarcity
Abdullah Kleido (Kfar Nabel, Syria) – Mazen is a fighter with the Islamic front from the city of Kfar Nabel. Like many others, the...
A Day in Aleppo at the Mercy of Explosive Barrels
NOTE: This story is based on the personal testimony of the photojournalist Zaid Mohammad. The positions and opinions do not reflect those of the...
Syrians in Jordan Face Hardship Being Assimilated
By Milia Eidmouni (Amman, Jordan) – Many Syrians in Jordan insist that they are only temporarily residing here, and they will soon return to...
Consumer Fraud Leads to Deaths in Qamishli
By Vyan Mohammad (Qamishli, Syria) – A day after Seebar didn’t show up for work, his colleagues learned of his death at the Qamishli...
