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Syria looks to solar power as more than a patchwork fix to its energy crisis
Syria's new leaders are hoping renewable energy will now become more than a patchwork solution. Investment is beginning to ...
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Earthquake Direct Damage in Syria Estimated at $5.1 billion in Areas Already Severely Ravaged by Long Conflict and Displacement - World Bank Group
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2023 – The February 6 earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria caused an estimated $5.1 billion in direct physical damages in Syria, according to a World Bank Global Rapid ...
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Humanitarian Groups Join Forces to Fight Wildfires in Syria
Wildfires swept through parts of the Latakia region of Syria in early July, raged on by dry conditions and strong winds.
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Syria Joint Damage Assessment 2022- Q&A - World Bank Group
What is the 2022 Syria Joint Damage Assessment? The 2022 Syria Joint Damage Assessment (DA) provides an overview of the effects of the ongoing conflict in Syria on the population, physical ...
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Bahrain expresses solidarity with Syria following Latakia wildfires
The Kingdom of Bahrain expressed solidarity with the Syrian Arab Republic following wildfires that swept through the Latakia Governorate in northwestern Syria, displacing hundreds of families and ...
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Earthquakes caused $5.1 bln in damage in Syria, World Bank estimates
The deadly earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria last month caused about $5.1 billion in direct physical damage in Syria, the World Bank said on Friday, furthering destruction in a country already ...
Syrian wildfires spread due to heavy winds and war remnants
A Syrian official says firefighters are facing heavy winds, high temperatures and ordnance left behind from the country’s ...
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Mapping the Damage From the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
Damage in Syria. In Syria, the earthquakes hit the country’s war-ravaged north. More than a thousand were dead and thousands more were injured, according to the Syrian Health Ministry.
Satellite Study Tracks Wartime Destruction of Syrian Heritage Sites
A new study has systematically documented the damage inflicted on archaeological sites in Syria between 2011 and 2022, using ...
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From Syria, an Atlas of a Country in Ruins - The New York Times
Recent satellite image analysis by Unitar-Unosat, an agency of the United Nations, reveals vast devastation in cities across Syria from the civil war that started nearly four years ago. The four ...
Suicide Bombing at Orthodox Church Kills 25—What We Know
A suicide bomber has killed at least 25 people and injured 63 of the 350 congregants after opening fire and then self-detonating at a Greek Orthodox church in Syria on Sunday.
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Report documents severe damage to Syrian heritage and museums
With the deteriorating security in many cities and towns, many museums have been robbed or looted, while others have been bombed. According to the report, the long-term damage inflicted on Syrian ...