Belgium From refuge in Belgium, a painter depicts Syria’s war through art Amid Syria's civil war Ahmad Sheer was left with a choice he never wanted to have to make: to flee his country, or join in the fighting 17/03/2021
Germany ‘I learned violence goes nowhere’: Syrian rebel who fled to Berlin A former rebel fighter recounts why Syrians decided to pick up arms against the forces of the Bashar al-Assad regime, 10 years ago. 16/03/2021
Russia Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta 'hit by chemical attack' The investigative newspaper has faced multiple attacks over the years, including the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. 15/03/2021
Spain From torture in jail, to refuge in Madrid: A Syrian’s civil war story Ten years since the start of the conflict in Syria that has killed half a million people, a Syrian journalist recounts how he spent nearly eight years dodging police, bullets and bombs, before finding refuge in Madrid. 15/03/2021
no comment Aerials show huge blaze after oil facility strike in Syria Footage from the air taken by a Syrian opposition group showed scores of workers struggling to extinguish a massive fire resulting from burning oil tanker trucks in an open field. 07/03/2021
brussels bureau Belgium to repatriate children of jihadists held in Syria refugee camp Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said 30 to 50 children located in a refugee camp in northeastern Syria would be brought to Belgium. 05/03/2021
USA US launches airstrike in Syria in Biden's first military action The airstrikes targeted facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups, the Pentagon said. 26/02/2021
no comment Syria's White Helmets rescue four-year-old girl from well Sumaya had fallen down a well in the northern Syrian town of Al-Bab. 11/02/2021
Syria COVID-19 has slowed repatriation of foreign children in Syrian camps According to Save the Children, an estimated 200 foreign children were repatriated in 2020 from camps in north-east Syria, down from 685 in 2019. 02/02/2021
brussels bureau Turkey launches charm offensive to repair relations with EU Turkey's charm offensive comes after months of difficulties between Ankara and Brussels. 21/01/2021
Lebanon Lebanon: Syrian refugees taken to hospital after camp set on fire Several people were taken to hospital in Lebanon after a fire at a Syrian refugee camp that state media said was started deliberately 27/12/2020
Inspire Middle East Might Al Harrah desert drawings reveal the Middle East’s forgotten past? In this vast plain of the Al Harrah desert, stretching from Syria across north-eastern Jordan and into Saudi Arabia, ancient drawings are carved into volcanic basalt rock. 23/10/2020
USA Two Islamic State ‘Beatles’ plead not guilty to charges in US court Two jihadists from the Islamic State group, who were part of a terror cell nicknamed ‘The Beatles’ due to their British accents, have pleaded not guilty before a judge in the USA. 09/10/2020
no comment Assad casts ballot in Syrian parliament election Syria is holding parliamentary elections across government-controlled areas of the country, as President Bashar al-Assad marks 20 years in power amid continuing war and deep economic woes. 19/07/2020
