Freelance journalist based in Beirut https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/susannah-george/rss en Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Sun, 05 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Susannah George https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/01/05/rami-khouri-on-syria-igniting-violence-in-beirut https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/01/05/rami-khouri-on-syria-igniting-violence-in-beirut On Thursday a car bomb rocked Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs and a stronghold of Hezbollah. Human Rights War Economy Mon, 18 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Susannah George https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/11/18/qa-where-syrians-are-dying-of-infectious-disease https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/11/18/qa-where-syrians-are-dying-of-infectious-disease Dr. Annie Sparrow is a critical care pediatrician and an assistant professor in global health at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Her interest in refugees, human rights and public health has taken her to Afghanistan, Somalia, Darfur and beyond. Human Rights Tue, 05 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Susannah George https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/11/05/in-the-bekaa-coping-with-a-deluge-of-refugees https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/11/05/in-the-bekaa-coping-with-a-deluge-of-refugees On the outskirts of Ghazeh, in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, tucked between apple orchards and cabbage farms, over 2,000 Syrian refugees have made three plots of farmland their home. Human Rights Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Mon, 21 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Susannah George https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/10/21/qa-moadamiyya-the-damascus-village-sealed-off-from-the-world https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/10/21/qa-moadamiyya-the-damascus-village-sealed-off-from-the-world Opposition activists in Moadamiyaa, a small town in rural Damascus, are asking the world to save them from what they call “the hell of Assad’s killing machine.”. Human Rights Tue, 08 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Susannah George https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/10/08/qa-ninette-kelley-unhcr-representative-in-lebanon https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/10/08/qa-ninette-kelley-unhcr-representative-in-lebanon Lebanon currently hosts 780,000 registered Syrian refugees, roughly one-sixth of its population of 4.4 million. . Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Religious & Ethnic Groups Sat, 07 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Susannah George https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/09/07/what-to-expect-in-washington-next-week https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/09/07/what-to-expect-in-washington-next-week The White House is pressing its campaign to convince Americans to support a Syria strike. The Obama administration advanced its message this past week with media appearances, impassioned speeches, congressional hearings, closed door briefings and personal calls to key members of Congress, soliciting their support. Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Thu, 05 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Susannah George https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/09/05/washingtons-road-map-to-syria-strike https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/09/05/washingtons-road-map-to-syria-strike After back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill and an ongoing White House PR blitz, U.S. President Barack Obama’s push for military intervention in Syria is gaining traction. . Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs ISIS Tue, 03 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Susannah George https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/09/03/kerry-seeking-congressional-approval-goes-on-pr-blitz https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/09/03/kerry-seeking-congressional-approval-goes-on-pr-blitz Secretary of State John Kerry is leading a publicity blitz, making the rounds on Capitol Hill and this past weekend’s Sunday shows, to get lawmakers behind President Barack Obama’s call for military intervention in Syria. Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs War Economy Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Susannah George https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/08/02/why-syrias-crippled-currency-got-a-boost-from-iran https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/08/02/why-syrias-crippled-currency-got-a-boost-from-iran Syria’s economy has been crippled by war. More than two years of unrest, violence and international sanctions have depleted the regime’s foreign reserves and led to soaring inflation. But the government hasn’t gone bankrupt.