Syria
BBC World Service to expand broadcasts directed at Syria
The BBC will make additional news broadcasts in English and Arabic available throughout Syria via radio, the outlet announced this week.
Turkish telecom blocks access to Twitter, Facebook after attack on soldiers
Turkey's largest telecommunications provider is blocking access to major social media networks following reports of an attack on the country's troops in neighboring Syria.
How old-school radio became a lifeline in the Middle East
In this guest post, Aboud Dandachi reveals how a 20-year-old birthday present from his dad — an ordinary, old-school transistor radio — became a lifeline during the Syrian civil conflict.
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Aboud Dandachi