Syrian author of six novels about his war-riven country, including the award-winning No Knives in the Kitchens of This City
July 2023
Books interview
Khaled Khalifa: ‘All the places of my childhood are destroyed’
The award-winning Syrian novelist on Aleppo, the city of his ‘soul’, his fascination with the late 19th century, and his youthful introduction to Chekhov
February 2023
‘I am lucky’: Syrian earthquake survivor tells of dire straits in Aleppo
Syria earthquake aftermath: why is situation so bad in war-ravaged country?
August 2021
‘Parents are dressing up their children to be buried’: Syria’s war on young escalates
Mural artist Hussein Sabbagh, 13, one of 27 children killed in government attacks in north-west Syria in two months
March 2021
Arab spring: 10th anniversary
'A crime on top of a crime': Assad regime reburies Aleppo's war dead
Fears Syrian government carrying out ‘degrading’ exhumations to erase identities and forensic evidence
August 2020
How Syria's blasted landmarks are starting to rise from the ruins
From Aleppo to Palmyra, many of the country’s architectural treasures have been reduced to rubble, but restoration has begun
December 2019
Hope and heartbreak, three years after the fall of Aleppo
When the Observer spoke to people in the besieged city three years ago, they told of their daily struggle. Now they tell their stories of exile
September 2019
Mark Kermode's film of the week
For Sama review – affecting chronicle of life in war-torn Aleppo
For Sama review – searing story of a Syrian warzone baby
August 2019
‘My daughter was raised during the siege of Aleppo. I had to make a film for her’
For Sama, a new documentary from award winning Syrian journalist Waad al-Kateab has won global acclaim
July 2019
Rebuilding Aleppo: 'We cannot preserve the place but we can save our memories'
Thousands of Aleppians are using a Facebook group to share their way of life before the Syrian war
February 2019
Eleven killed in Aleppo as war-damaged block of flats collapses
Five-storey building falls in formerly rebel-held neighbourhood of Syria’s second city
November 2018
Syrian planes resume airstrikes amid claims of gas attack in Aleppo
Rebels accuse government of trying to undermine truce brokered by Russia and Turkey
September 2018
I have seen the bloodied bodies of Syria’s children. Tell me nothing can be done
Samer Attar
Volunteer doctor Samer Attar remembers the people who risk death to save lives among the slaughter
July 2018
The upside
Syrian seeds could save US wheat from climate menace
Ancient Syrian grass rescued from Aleppo is resistant to pests devastating American farms This article was originally published by the Yale school of forestry
May 2018
The ruins I saw in Syria stand as a rebuke to western inaction
Diana Darke
The time for military intervention has passed. But we must still do all we can to make Assad feel the heat, says author Diana Darke
November 2017
Assad regime's starve or surrender strategy 'a crime against humanity'
Amnesty report examining sieges and evacuation deals published weeks after images of starving baby in Ghouta brought plight of trapped Syrians into focus
September 2017
Moscow flaunts might against fading Isis as it alters balance of power in Syria
Carefully orchestrated journalists tour reveals Russia’s deep involvement in conflict – but few ordinary Russians appear keen on Syrian mission
August 2017
Requiem for Aleppo: 'I couldn't keep watching the news. I had to do something'
A hard-hitting new dance show uses the stories of Syrians to capture the horrors of Aleppo – and the hope that will not die
