Daraya Local Council Governs City under Siege
Urban farming programme tries to supplement needs of besieged metropolis
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Assad’s Election Gets Short Shrift in Rebel-Held Salqeen
Opposition authorities and residents of the town shun presidential ballot. Issam Abdel Hamid (Salqeen, Syria) – Unlike regime-controlled parts of Syria, which were bustling with voters and rallies in support of President Bashar al-Assad, the streets of Salqeen in the northern Idlib province were empty on June 3. The opposition authorities in the rebel-held town called for a general shutdown […]
Read more ›Syria: New Opposition Umbrella Group in Aleppo
New association hopes to speak with one voice.
Read more ›Large Numbers of Syrian Children in Lebanon Out of School
Refugee families often prefer to have their children work because they need the income.
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