The government has begun to move residents out of unsafe slums and informal settlements in some areas and improve conditions in others.
After snowstorm Norma battered Lebanon last week, Syrian refugees braced themselves for a second storm that brought with it strong winds and snowfall.
The Red Crescent has rehabilitated infrastructure and is helping to provide basic services in areas liberated from the Houthis.
Ahmad Talha lost his eyesight four years ago in the Syrian war. Today, he is helping a dozen others like him to better navigate their smartphones using a screen reader app.
With the help of a group of volunteers, Farah al-Ataa has been repairing residential buildings in Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen districts.
The November 1st event featured musical ensembles singing traditional and revolutionary songs, and a photo exhibit documenting the military operations against ISIS.
As poverty rates are expected to rise based on economic indicators, Lebanon's Ministry of Social Affairs is implementing various programmes to help the country's most destitute.
'The Adventures of Looney Balloony' festival uses cartoon characters to promote positive parenting and raise awareness about child violence.
Many Saudi women are exhibiting an appetite for muscle cars, defying the perception that only dainty cars in bright colours are popular with women drivers.
Parents have expressed concern that camps operated by the Iran-backed militia are fueling sectarian divisions and glorifying death.
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Facilities for the manufacture of land and sea mines have been found in areas along the coast liberated from the Houthis, an official says.
![Women suicide bombers that ISIS has been using in its final fight against the SDF in eastern Syria are difficult to apprehend because they could be hiding among the streams of civilians fleeing ISIS areas. [Photo courtesy of the Syrian Democratic Forces]](http://diyaruna.com/cnmi_di/images/2019/02/15/16750-women-suicide-bombers-90_58.jpg)
![SDF fighters hold a position in the area of separation with ISIS in eastern rural Deir Ezzor. [Photo courtesy of Ammar Saleh]](http://diyaruna.com/cnmi_di/images/2019/02/14/16739-SDF-ISIS-border-90_58.jpg)
![Members of the Iran-backed militia, 'Sayed al-Shuhada Brigade' take part in a military parade aimed to showcase their influence in northern Iraq. [Photo courtesy of the militia's website]](http://diyaruna.com/cnmi_di/images/2019/02/13/16601-Iran-Iran-militia-90_58.jpg)
![Some elements of ISIS affiliate Jaish Khalid ibn al-Walid, seen here in Daraa, have been conscripted by the Syrian regime. [Photo courtesy of Jumaa al-Masalma]](http://diyaruna.com/cnmi_di/images/2019/02/13/16711-Khalid-bin-Walid-90_58.jpg)