Amid the Netherlands' plans for forced repatriation, The New Arab spoke with the Mousalli family about their life in Europe and fears of returning to Syria
Jon Lee Anderson reports from Damascus. Plus: the insidiousness of the entrepreneurial economy; fear and hope on the subway; and the roots of Trump’s aggressive nationalism.
A few days after the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled into exile, in December, an elderly woman sat on the sidewalk outside a morgue in Damascus. Her head wrapped in a scarf, she rocked back and forth and clasped her hands, wailing about what she had lost to Assad’s regime. “Help me,” she called. “They took my sons. Where are they?”
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Wednesday held another round of meetings with top officials from various countries on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion that Jordan and Egypt should take more Palestinians from Gaza, shattered by 15 months of war, is seen raising concerns among the enclave's
The police said they had yet to recover the golden helmet of Cotofenesti, a prized artifact from Romania, and other artifacts stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands over the weekend.
The people of Masafer Yatta are brave in the face of genocide. Their mountainous region, home of 20 ancient Palestinian villages.
This collaboration is not only about addressing current water challenges but also about ensuring that urban policies, biodiversity, and public needs harmonise in a rapidly changing climate. By leveraging its expertise and EU connections, The Hague is shaping itself as a water-smart city and a model for others to follow.
From the Prado in Madrid and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam to the National Museum of Art in Beijing and the Getty Center in Los Angeles, this is where to see the world's best art.
There's access to great healthcare in the US, but it ain't cheap. By stark contrast, almost every other developed nation beats the US in this area. According to US News' 2021 Best Countries report, which included a ranking of public healthcare systems, the US is ranked #22, while Sweden, Germany, and Denmark top the list.
Last week was surely one of the grimmest in Europe in years. The day after an Afghan migrant allegedly stabbed a two-year-old boy in Germany to death, Axel Rudakubana was sentenced to 52 years