Syria conflict
Russia Says It's 'in Bad Taste' to Blame It for Failed Syria Peace Talks
Russian diplomats denied accusations that Moscow's stepped-up bombing campaign on opposition positions in northern Syria helped kill peace talks this week in Geneva, as tens of thousands of Syrians fled Aleppo in the face of regime advances.
The Syrian-Lebanese Cuisine of the Appalachian City Whose Mayor Doesn't Want Refugees
In November, Roanoke mayor David Bowers cited Japanese internment camps as a reason why the city shouldn’t accept Syrian refugees, completely disregarding the culinary contributions of the many Syrians who migrated here over the past century.
The Starving Syrian Town of Madaya Is Finally Getting Food Aid
Madaya, 25 kilometers northwest of Damascus and 11 kilometers from the Lebanese border, has been besieged by Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah since July. Cut off from access to food, some residents in...
Aid Convoy Finally Enters the Besieged Syrian Town of Madaya
An aid convoy that left this morning from Damascus to deliver food and other supplies to thousands of besieged civilians, some of them at risk of starvation, arrived in Madaya Monday evening.
Aid Trucks Head for Besieged Syrian Town of Madaya
A UN and Red Cross convoy carrying food and supplies departed Damascus to relieve starvation conditions in the besieged town, while other convoys attempted to deliver aid to the towns of Foah and Kefraya near Idlib.
Eating Inside a Syrian Refugee Camp in Germany
At Benjamin Franklin Village—a refugee camp in Mannheim, Germany—displaced Syrians make do with cafeteria-style food, grill wieners on smuggled hot plates, and try to make some semblance of a normal life.
The Refugee Restaurants of Cairo
Just outside Cairo is a neighborhood known as Little Damascus, filled with refugees who fled Syria after the outbreak of civil war in 2011.