Idlib

Food and Drink

Meet the Russian jihadist turned sushi chef in Syria

Meet 37-year-old Islam Shakhbanov, who came to Syria at the height of the conflict in 2015 to "complete jihad". He now runs a successful sushi restaurant in war-torn Idlib.

31/03/2023

Turkey

Aid is still lacking in Turkey and Syria a month after the earthquake

The International Rescue Committee said 'displacement sites really just don't have the capacity to host that many people,' as millions of people lose their homes in Turkey and Syria.

06/03/2023

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WATCH: Victims treated in Syrian hospital following deadly quake

At least 3,500 people have died in quakes felt in Syria and Turkey.

06/02/2023

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Winter fog shrouds a camp in Syria housing diplaced people

Women, children and the elderly are seeing out the winter in a camp for displaced people in Syria's Idlib near the border with Turkey. They burn plastic waste on open fires to keep warm,

19/12/2022

World News

Children in Syrian city of Idlib hold their own World Cup

The excited children took part in the opening ceremony at the municipal stadium in Idlib, some wearing the jerseys of this year's World Cup teams.

20/11/2022

Europe News

One of Europe's most-wanted criminals arrested in Syria

Bruno Carbone has been on the run since 2003 until his arrest in the territories controlled by a jihadist rebel group Tahrir al-Sham in March.

17/11/2022

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Syrian children take part in 'Super Mario' games during Eid

Volunteers from Syria's Violet Org charity's psychological support unit organise games based on the video game Super Mario, during Eid.

04/05/2022

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Flowers bloom in war-torn Syria's battered province of Idlib

Syrian children play in a field of Poppy anemone as spring blooms near Jisr al-Shughur in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib by the border with Turkey, bringing colour to the war-torn country.

02/05/2022

Syria

Leader of so-called Islamic State killed in US operation in Syria

The US announced that Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed during an overnight raid in Idlib province.

03/02/2022

Syria

Turkish lira's decline has impact over the border in Syria

The Turkish currency has in turn lost 40% of its value since the start of the year. More than 20% was lost during the last month alone.

03/12/2021

Syria

'House of the Child' welcomes Syria's abandoned children

In a conservative society where adulterous relationships are not accepted, the deteriorating economic conditions might also be a reason for children being abandoned, according to Younes Abo Amin, manager of "House of the Child".

29/10/2021

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Students return to Idlib classrooms after Covid delays school year

Syrian children return to shools in northwestern Idlib province after delays due to the conflict and exacerbated by the Covid pandemic.

09/10/2021

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Child pulled from rubble after shelling in Idlib

Child pulled from rubble after shelling in Idlib

08/09/2021

Syria

Euroviews. On International Women’s Day, we cannot ignore the plight of Idlib’s women and children ǀ View

There are few issues more critical to the plight of the world’s women and girls today than the humanitarian crisis in Idlib, Syria. Of the estimated 1 million internally displaced people in the northern Syrian province, an estimated 80% are women and children.

06/03/2020

Russia

Face to face: Erdogan and Putin meet for talks on conflict in Syria

It was the Russian and Turkish presidents' first meeting since at least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an airstrike near Idlib, sparking a NATO crisis.

05/03/2020

Syria

Turkey shoots down two Syrian government warplanes

Two of Syrian warplanes were shot down by Turkish forces inside northwest Syria, the country's official news agency SANA reported on Sunday. Earlier that day, pro-government Syrian forces downed a Turkish drone.

01/03/2020