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 Pro-Palestinian students camp out at Mexico's largest university Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 2, 2024 Israel builds 'cyber dome' against Iran's hackers by Alexandra VARDI | AFP | May 2, 2024 After breaking silence, Biden faces balancing act on Gaza demos by Aurélia END | AFP | May 2, 2024 See more Podcasts Turkey’s former PM Davutoglu, who met Hamas leaders this week, outlines their demands for peace Turkey strikes LNG deal as Abu Dhabi’s Red Bird abandons British papers: This week in business What an Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal could look like 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.
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