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Turkey plays role in livestreaming of northern Syria soccer
Jan 6, 2021 The Northern Syrian Football tournament for the first and second divisions kicked off Nov. 5 in the city of al-Bab in Aleppo’s countryside. The soccer games, which are expected to last until March, are being played in stadiums in the city of al-Bab city and the neighboring towns of Qabasin and B'zaah in northern Syria near the border with Turkey.
Syrian woman's Aleppo documentary takes top British award, up for Oscar
“For Sama,” a documentary that depicts an Aleppan mother's struggle to raise her daughter amid the Syrian war, won the best documentary award at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). The modest-budget film is also one of the few from the Middle East to make the 2020 Academy Awards' short list for best documentary.
In Idlib, Syrians find solace in soccer
Players gather as one of their teammates receives medical attention during a soccer match in Idlib, Syria, in this still from a video uploaded March 16, 2017. (photo by YouTube/Radio Fresh) GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Even as war looms all around them, young Syrians in areas outside the regime's control are able to participate in athletic competitions thanks to civil society sectors of the Syrian revolution. “We are now in the second week of the first- and second-division [soccer] competitions.
Syrian dramas shed light on revolution
A still from the television series "Banned in Syria," shows the title page of the show, uploaded July 10, 2014 (photo by YouTube/Lamba Production) Many educational, sports, humanitarian and even political groups have emerged in the liberated areas, namely those under the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and moderate factions — as well as in the cities, streets and neighborhoods of Syria, and abroad.
How sports became means of defiance in Syria's besieged al-Waer
Children play soccer at a playground in the northwestern Homs district of al-Waer, Jan. 17, 2015. (photo by REUTERS) The Assi River and orchards surrounding the river separate al-Waer district, a northwestern suburb of Homs, from the city. Despite its proximity to strategic sites such as the military academy, the military hospital and Homs’ refinery, the district was considered a paradise and a summer destination.
Syrians compete in sports event despite siege
Despite the siege, children take part in the first sports festival in five years in Eastern Ghouta, Syria, in this undated still taken from a video of the event. (photo by Youtube/Orient News) The First Sports Festival took place between Oct. 5 and Nov. 4 in the Free Syrian Army-controlled Eastern Ghouta area, in Rif Dimashq province, despite the tight siege and shelling that 400,000 residents are subjected to.
How sports programs let Syrian kids be kids
December 18, 2015 ALEPPO, Syria — What really pains journalists and photographers who visit Syria are the scenes of children in the camps and on the streets. Instead of going to school, they are selling cigarettes or handkerchiefs as the war rages around them. Many youngsters aged 9-14 have become their families’ breadwinners after losing a parent in the war. Many of the children in Aleppo and Idlib have been out of school for three years now, without much-needed assistance.
How sports programs let Syrian kids be kids
Syrian boys play soccer in Maarat al-Nouman in the southern Idlib province, Syria, Sept. 18, 2015. (photo by REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi) ALEPPO, Syria — What really pains journalists and photographers who visit Syria are the scenes of children in the camps and on the streets. Instead of going to school, they are selling cigarettes or handkerchiefs as the war rages around them. Many youngsters aged 9-14 have become their families’ breadwinners after losing a parent in the war.
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