Azraq camp

Solar Power Brings Relief To Syrian Refugees In Jordan

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Before solar power came to the Jordan desert camp she now calls home, life was tough for Syrian refugee Racha Hadar and her eight children. “Imagine life in this desert without a fan or cold water,” she says, as the temperature outside her makeshift home hits 40 degrees Celsius (more than 100 Fahrenheit). But today … Read more

Syria Refugees Shrug Off Peace Talks But Dream of Home

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Almost six years into a war that has devastated their country, Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon say they expect nothing of peace talks this month but still dream of going home. “I don’t think anything will come of the talks” this week in Kazakhstan and the next in Switzerland, says Ahmad al-Khabouri, 32, at … Read more