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Will Christou

@will_christou

Writing for the Guardian in Lebanon and Syria. Past: @The_NewArab @AlJazeera @SyriaDirect

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After 14 yrs of forcible displacement, Sy award-winning filmmaker Waad Al-Kateab and her husband Dr. Hamza Alkateab have finally returned to Waad’s childhood home in Masyaf. Her role as a media activist during the Sy revolution made it impossible for her to go back — until now.

After 14 yrs of forcible displacement, Sy award-winning filmmaker <a href="/waadalkateab/">Waad Al-Kateab</a>  and her husband Dr. Hamza Alkateab have finally returned to Waad’s childhood home in Masyaf. Her role as a media activist during the Sy revolution made it impossible for her to go back — until now.
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We spoke with Syria’s central bank governor, bankers, officials, and insiders in the weeks following the lifting of sanctions to assess the opportunities and challenges of this historic move. Once a pariah, Syria is now pitching itself as the land of the free market. 1/

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ā€œIn the summer of 2012,Ā  Bassam al-Hassan, a shadowy adviser in Mr Assad’s inner circle, learned that Mr Tice was in the suburbs of Damascus. He set in motion a plan to seize himā€¦ā€ Shining a light on americas missing man in Syria Latest from Latakia: economist.com/middle-east-an…

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ā€˜A bloodbath’: doctors describe scenes of horror at Iran’s hospitals after Israeli strikes. ā€œWe haven’t had the time to eat or drink. I fear after this morning we are going to have more bodies coming in,ā€ an Iranian medic said. W/Deepa Parent theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…

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ā€œI haven’t brought much with me, just enough to survive. My entire heart and soul is in Tehran. I only brought hope with me." Some voices from those forced to flee Tehran. I report with ⁦Will Christou⁩ ⁦⁦Shah Meer Baloch⁩ theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…

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"We want to get our freedom on our own terms, not through US bombs." Sleepless under Israeli strikes, facing arrests by the regime's forces & split over US intervention. Iranians react amid rising turmoil. W/⁦Will Christou⁩ ⁦Shah Meer Baloch⁩ theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…

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US Defence secretary and chiefs of staff say that they didn’t notify US congress about the Iran strikes until *after* they were done.

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Crater in the church and burnt bodies: survivors' harrowing testimonies of Damascus terrorist attack By Nada Maucourant Atallah thenationalnews.com/news/2025/06/2…

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1/ Over the past two months, we investigated a deeply troubling pattern of kidnappings and disappearances targeting Alawite women and girls in Syria. A minority sect, to which former Syrian president Assad belongs, is now being targeted indiscriminately. Adla Massoud

1/ Over the past two months, we investigated a deeply troubling pattern of kidnappings and disappearances targeting Alawite women and girls in Syria. 

A minority sect, to which former Syrian president Assad belongs, is now being targeted indiscriminately. 
<a href="/Adlamassoud/">Adla Massoud</a>
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The Guardian posted photos of a US JDAM tail section/thermal battery found after the strike on the Al-Baqa cafe in Gaza that killed between 24 and 36 people. The crater is consistent with a 500 pound bomb (Mk-82).

The Guardian posted photos of a US JDAM tail section/thermal battery found after the strike on the Al-Baqa cafe in Gaza that killed between 24 and 36 people. The crater is consistent with a 500 pound bomb (Mk-82).
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UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy met H.E. President al Sharaa & Foreign Minister Shaibani in first šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ ministerial visit to Syria in 14 years. Announced renewal of diplomatic ties and Ā£94.5M for recovery, education & humanitarian aid, plus Ā£2M to eliminate chemical weapons.

UK Foreign Secretary <a href="/DavidLammy/">David Lammy</a> met H.E. President al Sharaa &amp; Foreign Minister Shaibani in first šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ ministerial visit to Syria in 14 years. Announced renewal of diplomatic ties and Ā£94.5M for recovery, education &amp; humanitarian aid, plus Ā£2M to eliminate chemical weapons.
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ā€˜They’re skin and bones’: doctors in Gaza warn babies at risk of death from lack of formula. Doctors say Israel is blocking deliveries of formula urgently needed as mothers are either dead or too malnourished to feed their babies theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…