The Delta variant is spreading in the rebel-held province, with hospitals forced to turn away patients A child lies in the Covid-19 ward at Salqin hospital in northwestern Syria on 15 August 2021 (MEE/Ali Haj Suleiman) By Harun al-Aswad Published date: 4 September 2021 15:46 UTC Cases of Covid-19 have spiked in rebel-held northwestern Syria over the past month, as health … Continue reading Covid-19: Hospitals overwhelmed as cases surge in Syria’s Idlib
After days of speculation regarding their whereabouts, authorities confirm the arrests of six men last seen entering the Syrian embassy to pick up their passports A bus transporting Syrian refugees back from Lebanon is seen on the border between Syria and Lebanon on 13 August 2018 (AFP/File photo) By Kareem Chehayeb, Harun al-Aswad The Lebanese Army, following … Continue reading Lebanese army confirms arrests of Syrians visiting embassy in Beirut
Situation remains tense after government forces kill two women in Tafas and two rebel leaders refuse to leave Daraa. A Russian vehicle is seen in the southern district of Daraa al-Balad on Tuesday (AFP) By Harun al-Aswad Buses carrying rebels and civilians from southern Syria arrived on Friday morning in Turkey-controlled northern Syria, but Russian-brokered talks aimed at ending … Continue reading Syria: Some rebels leave Daraa but siege continues after Russia truce falters
The breed is one of the oldest in the world and also one of the fastest, reaching speeds topping 40 miles per hour By: Harun al-Aswad No one is quite sure where the name Saluki comes from but there is no shortage of theories. Some claim it's from the ancient city of Saluq in Yemen, while … Continue reading Meet Syria’s ‘loyal, affectionate and very intelligent’ Saluki dogs
Russian-backed Syrian government forces launch attacks on villages in southern Idlib, activists and residents say. Pro-al-Assad forces are seeking to take control of strategically located Jabal al-Zawiya, making it easier for them to oversee the opening of the M4 highway [Ali Hajj Suleiman/Al Jazeera] By Harun al-Aswad Russian-backed government forces have targeted the village of Kansfara, … Continue reading Children killed in Syria’s Idlib amid displacement crisis