Mustafa al-Haj Mustafa al-Haj is a pseudonym for a Syrian journalist based in Syria. Syria | Mar 3, 2015 War puts Syrians on unexpected career paths Young graduates in Damascus are having a hard time securing a job in their field, thus turning to nongovernmental organizations and volunteer work. Syria | Feb 20, 2015 Syria opposition forces claim regime attack in Daraa futile The opposition forces in southern Syria say that the regime, which has launched a battle with its allies Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is not advancing there. Syria | Feb 12, 2015 Damascus faces continual power outages Power outages in Damascus are unbearable, yet the government just directs blame at the opposition, failing to provide solutions. Syria | Jan 29, 2015 Rockets fall on Damascus Jaish al-Islam began a wide-scale rocket attack on Damascus in response to the Syrian regime’s shelling of eastern Ghouta, which allegedly killed civilians. Syria | Dec 30, 2014 Syrian charities battle corruption Roughly 2,000 Damascenes participated in a marathon to raise funds for Syrian cancer patients, to make up for a significant drop in available medication due to corruption in the Syrian Health Ministry. Syria | Dec 19, 2014 Jabhat al-Nusra deals Syrian regime major blow in Idlib Jabhat al-Nusra’s seizure of the two camps of al-Hamidiyya and Wadi al-Daif in Idlib province from the Syrian army’s control is an important victory for the al-Qaeda branch, as it continues to consolidate its control over Idlib. Syria | Dec 15, 2014 LGBT community finds Damascus more open With the war still raging, it's hard for the morality police to focus on the LGBT community in Damascus. Syria | Nov 26, 2014 Amid war, Damascenes promote cycling with mass bike ride The war did not stop local activists in Damascus from organizing a public bike ride aimed at raising awareness about the benefits of cycling as an alternative means of transportation. Syria | Nov 17, 2014 Daraa province slowly falls into Syrian rebel hands A string of victories by Syrian rebels in the country’s south has taken the Syrian army by surprise, with the Daraa governorate almost completely in the hands of rebel groups. Syria | Nov 13, 2014 Syrian authorities arrest opposition leader Louay Hussein, leader of the opposition Building the Syrian State movement, has been arrested Nov. 12 by regime forces on the Syrian-Lebanese border. Pagination Show more Latest News French police break up pro-Palestinian university protest Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 25, 2024 US says downed Huthi anti-ship missile, four drones Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 24, 2024 Malala Yousafzai vows support for Gaza after backlash by Kaneez FATIMA | AFP | Apr 24, 2024 See more Podcasts Environmental horror, ISIS resurgence in Amberin Zaman’s dispatch from Syria Palestinian UN membership struck down as US casts fourth veto Dispatch from Lebanon: We hear Israeli planes on daily basis See more
Syria | Mar 3, 2015 War puts Syrians on unexpected career paths Young graduates in Damascus are having a hard time securing a job in their field, thus turning to nongovernmental organizations and volunteer work.
Syria | Feb 20, 2015 Syria opposition forces claim regime attack in Daraa futile The opposition forces in southern Syria say that the regime, which has launched a battle with its allies Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is not advancing there.
Syria | Feb 12, 2015 Damascus faces continual power outages Power outages in Damascus are unbearable, yet the government just directs blame at the opposition, failing to provide solutions.
Syria | Jan 29, 2015 Rockets fall on Damascus Jaish al-Islam began a wide-scale rocket attack on Damascus in response to the Syrian regime’s shelling of eastern Ghouta, which allegedly killed civilians.
Syria | Dec 30, 2014 Syrian charities battle corruption Roughly 2,000 Damascenes participated in a marathon to raise funds for Syrian cancer patients, to make up for a significant drop in available medication due to corruption in the Syrian Health Ministry.
Syria | Dec 19, 2014 Jabhat al-Nusra deals Syrian regime major blow in Idlib Jabhat al-Nusra’s seizure of the two camps of al-Hamidiyya and Wadi al-Daif in Idlib province from the Syrian army’s control is an important victory for the al-Qaeda branch, as it continues to consolidate its control over Idlib.
Syria | Dec 15, 2014 LGBT community finds Damascus more open With the war still raging, it's hard for the morality police to focus on the LGBT community in Damascus.
Syria | Nov 26, 2014 Amid war, Damascenes promote cycling with mass bike ride The war did not stop local activists in Damascus from organizing a public bike ride aimed at raising awareness about the benefits of cycling as an alternative means of transportation.
Syria | Nov 17, 2014 Daraa province slowly falls into Syrian rebel hands A string of victories by Syrian rebels in the country’s south has taken the Syrian army by surprise, with the Daraa governorate almost completely in the hands of rebel groups.
Syria | Nov 13, 2014 Syrian authorities arrest opposition leader Louay Hussein, leader of the opposition Building the Syrian State movement, has been arrested Nov. 12 by regime forces on the Syrian-Lebanese border.