
Will Christou
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Writing for the Guardian in Lebanon and Syria. Past: @The_NewArab @AlJazeera @SyriaDirect
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10-02-2019 18:59:03
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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 Waadās childhood home in Masyaf. Her role as a media activist during the Sy revolution made it impossible for her to go back ā until now.



āIn the summer of 2012,Ā Bassam al-Hassan, a shadowy adviser in Mr Assadās 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-anā¦

āA bloodbathā: doctors describe scenes of horror at Iranās hospitals after Israeli strikes. āWe havenāt 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/junā¦

āI havenāt 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 ā¦Will Christouā© ā¦ā¦Shah Meer Balochā© theguardian.com/world/2025/junā¦

"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/ā¦Will Christouā© ā¦Shah Meer Balochā© theguardian.com/world/2025/junā¦


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

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





UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy met H.E. President al Sharaa & Foreign Minister Shaibani in first š¬š§ 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.

