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William Christou

William Christou

William is The New Arab’s correspondent in Beirut, covering the politics of the Levant and Mediterranean. Previously he worked for Al Jazeera in Doha and Syria Direct in Amman.

Areas of focus: Migrant labor, refugee issues and state-led repression.

Follow him on Twitter @Will_Christou

Lebanese authorities have detained, tortured and deported Syrians in recent months, including activists who face persecution upon their return to Syria.

26 April, 2024

Activists are comparing Israel's aid blockade into the Gaza Strip to the Syrian regime's weaponisation of aid during the civil war.

25 April, 2024

Jordan has ordered the deportation of a UN-registered Syrian refugee without a court order, despite appeals by rights groups that he faces danger in Syria.

22 April, 2024

Migrants said that Cypriot authorities stopped them in water for two days, denying their requests for food and water and forcing them to return to Lebanon.

19 April, 2024

The US House of Congress passed a bill that would allow the country to impose new sanctions on the Syrian regime and allies involved in the captagon trade.

17 April, 2024

Lebanon's Minister of Interior said that data suggested that Israel's intelligence service, Mossad, was behind the killing of Hamas's alleged financier.

16 April, 2024

Jordanians reacted with outrage after their government assisted in downing Iranian drones and missiles heading for Israel on Sunday.

15 April, 2024

Ahmed Mohsen, a photojournalist, was arrested for covering pro-Gaza protests in Jordan and has been held in detention for nearly two weeks.

12 April, 2024

An Iranian trade official said talks were underway to establish a free trade agreement between it and Lebanon.

10 April, 2024

Gangs of men began beating Syrians in Christian areas after the Lebanese army announced the murder of a Christian Lebanese Forces' official on Monday.

09 April, 2024