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Syria is located on the east coast of the Mediterranean and shares borders with Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Israel.

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January 27, 2023

OPCW blames Syrian troops for 2018 chemical attack

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Reports & Analysis

An aid worker opens a box of humanitarian goods bound for Syria at the Bab al-Hawa border crossing.

Is UN aid into Syria being used as a political football?

Is UN aid into Syria being used as a political football?

The UN is set to decide on cross-border aid into Syria. Displaced Syrians hope they won't be used as diplomatic pawns.
PoliticsJanuary 7, 2023
The Syrian activist Joumana Seif speaks at a conference in Geneva in 2017

Joumana Seif: My dream is 'to help build a democratic Syria'

Joumana Seif: My dream is 'to help build a democratic Syria'

Human rights activist Joumana Seif will receive the Anne Klein Women's Award 2023 for her fight against sexual violence.
PoliticsJanuary 2, 2023
Children gather outside their tents, at al-Hol camp, which houses families of members of the Islamic State group, in Hasakeh province, Syria.

Syria: Bring extremists' children out — but leave mothers?

Syria: Bring extremists' children out — but leave mothers?

As Syrian camps for IS families get more dangerous, there are calls to bring children out, even if their mothers stay.
PoliticsDecember 21, 2022
A burnt truck in the aftermath of airstrikes, which Turkey's defence ministry says it carried out, in Derik, Syria

Kurds in the Middle East: Why are they under fire?

Kurds in the Middle East: Why are they under fire?

A recent escalation of violence by Turkey and Iran has targeted Kurds in Syria and Iraq. The reasons are strategic.
PoliticsNovember 23, 2022
Thousands of anti-Syrian government protesters shout slogans and wave revolutionary flags

Is it time to lift sanctions on Syria?

Is it time to lift sanctions on Syria?

A UN expert has called for sanctions against Syria to be lifted. Syrian activists say she's not telling the whole story.
PoliticsNovember 15, 2022
Passengers with suitcases in front of train

Fact check: Does the EU prioritize Ukrainian refugees?

Fact check: Does the EU prioritize Ukrainian refugees?

The EU has been criticized for giving refugees from Ukraine preferential treatment. Is this true?
PoliticsNovember 12, 2022
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In the spotlight

The Syrian family father Inad Al-Ibrahim shows a huge shrapnel part of a cluster bomb that was thrown on Maram camp last Sunday.

Russia's attacks on civilians in Idlib was strategic

Displaced Syrians in Idlib camps suffer after Russia launched cluster bombs to further its own strategy.
PoliticsNovember 10, 2022
Syrian refugees pack and load their family belongings with the help of Lebanese security forces in the village of Arsal, Lebanon, on June 28, 2018.

Lebanon's threat to send Syrians home: Fact or fiction?

Lebanon's president made global headlines when he said his country was planning to start sending back Syrian refugees.
PoliticsOctober 18, 2022
Two Ukrainian children arrive in a class for refugees in Berlin

German interior minister promises more support for refugees

The German government has announced plans to help cities cope with helping the large numbers of refugees from Ukraine.
PoliticsOctober 12, 2022
Jinghong hydropower plant in on the Mekong River, China

Water wars — or environmental peacebuilding?

With drought hitting communities around the world, can shared water resources be a source of peace as well as conflict?
Nature and EnvironmentApril 5, 2022
A group of migrants standing in a forest with border guards around them

From Iraq to Belarus — how migrants get to Europe

Migrants are choosing to put their destinies in the hands of local smugglers in Iraq to get into the EU via Belarus.
PoliticsNovember 9, 2021
An artist paints a mural of a black man on a wall standing amidst rubble

Rubble for a canvas

Aziz Asmar turns rubble into canvas as the Syrian paints world realities on shelled buildings in his native Idlib.
CultureSeptember 26, 20215 images
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Opinion

DW Korrespondentin - Dana Sumlaji

Opinion: Arabs deserve to enjoy this World Cup

Dana Sumlaji
Commentary
SoccerNovember 20, 2022
Kersten Knipp

Putin's callous disregard for Syria's displaced

Kersten Knipp
Commentary
PoliticsJuly 11, 2022
Dr. Lina Khatib

Syrian donor conferences are not enough for peace

Lina Khatib
Commentary
PoliticsMarch 30, 2021
von Hein Matthias Kommentarbild App

A historic message

Matthias von Hein
Commentary
Law and JusticeFebruary 24, 2021
Sollich Rainer Kommentarbild App

Opinion: Europe and US have failed Syria

Rainer Sollich
Commentary
ConflictsJuly 17, 2020
Alexander Görlach

Christians a welcome scapegoat in Turkey

Alexander Görlach
Commentary
PoliticsJune 23, 2020