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Rebuilding Aleppo: Syria's war-torn economic capital enjoys gradual rebirth
The labyrinthine streets of Aleppo, stretching across 14 kilometres, were once home to 4,000 shops and around 50 caravanserai inns. Some 60 percent of the historic souks, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, have been badly damaged or destroyed. But today, the inhabitants are trying to rebuild their battered city. Traders have been gradually returning and Aleppo's iconic citadel has already reopened to the public. FRANCE 24's Dana Alboz, Sophie Guignon and Yaser Shahrour report.
Siria tras Assad: millones de desplazados esperan la reconstrucción
Tras la caída del régimen de Bashar al-Assad, muchos soñaban con regresar a sus hogares. Sin embargo, al encontrar sus pueblos devastados, la mayoría ha terminado quedando varada en los campamentos, a la espera de una reconstrucción que podría tardar años. Mientras tanto, el tiempo juega en su contra: las condiciones de vida se deterioran progresivamente y servicios esenciales como los hospitales están cada vez más cerca del colapso como consecuencia de la reducción de la ayuda humanitaria.
In post-Assad Syria, displaced people await reconstruction
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“No estábamos en guerra con nadie”: civiles del Kurdistán iraquí denuncian los ataques
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Residents of Iraqi Kurdistan in despair: 'We weren't at war with anyone'
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Focus - Inscrit à l'Unesco, le yodel, chant folklorique suisse, s'adapte à l'ère moderne
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Focus - Yodelling taken to new heights: Swiss folk singing adapts to modern era
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After fall of Assad, Syrian Kurds in Iraqi refugee camps face uncertain future
To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. On December 8, the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime was widely celebrated across Syria, but also in neighbouring countries that have been home to millions of Syrian refugees for more than a decade.
Criticism mounts of Ecuador president's war-like strategy against drug traffickers
To display this content from , you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. In the space of just a few years, drug trafficking and insecurity have exploded in Ecuador, with homicides rising by 800 percent between 2018 and 2023. President Daniel Noboa, who has been in power for the past year, has launched an armed campaign against the criminal groups.
Focus - How Jordan's decision to integrate Syrian refugees is paying off
/ Shows / Focus Issued on: 09/03/2021 - 15:08 FOCUS © FRANCE 24 By: Josh VARDEY | Chloé DOMAT | Sophie GUIGNON | Sylvain LEPETIT 7 min It's been almost 10 years since the start of the Syrian conflict. A quarter of the population has been forced into exile – mostly to neighbouring countries like Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan. Few have returned to Syria. Jordan still hosts 1.5 million refugees, according to authorities.
French island of Mayotte on verge of collapse
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Police kill suspect in Brussels raid linked to Paris attacks
One or more people opened fire on Belgian and French police officers when they went to conduct what they had expected to be a routine search of an apartment in a suburban side street in the south of the Belgian capital. Some of those involved in the Nov. 13 bombings and shootings lived or were based in the city. Three officers, including a French policewoman, were wounded and a fourth was hurt during a subsequent exchange of fire.
India, France 'close to deal on Rafale jets'
Indian officials confirmed that a major push was on to reach an agreement to buy Rafales during Modi’s visit to Paris, with one holding out the prospect of an announcement - if not a final deal - if India is able to secure more favourable terms. Talks have been going on for more than three years over how to resolve differences over pricing and local assembly. “The discussions went on through the night and were still going on this morning,” Le Monde quoted a source close to the matter as saying.
Richest 1% to own more than rest of world, Oxfam says
Wealth accumulated by the richest one percent will exceed that of the other 99 percent in 2016, the Oxfam charity said Monday, ahead of the annual meeting of the world’s most powerful at Davos, Switzerland. “The scale of global inequality is quite simply staggering and despite the issues shooting up the global agenda, the gap between the richest and the rest is widening fast,” Oxfam executive director Winnie Byanyima said.
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