Nour Samaha

Nour Samaha is a freelance journalist based in Beirut. She has been covering the region for over a decade and has reported from Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Gaza, and Egypt.

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Israel's "Safe Zone" Is Creeping Farther Into Syria

Nour Samaha

- Jan. 23, 2018

Through NGOs and local rebel groups, Israel's influence is extending deeper into Syria — tightening its grip on the occupied Golan Heights.

Displaced Syrians from Deir Ezzor head to refugee camps on the outskirts of Raqa on September 24, 2017 as Syrian fighters backed by US special forces are battling to clear the last remaining Islamic State group jihadists holed up in their crumbling stronghold. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

Syrian City’s Survivors Describe Three Years of Siege Under the Islamic State

Nour Samaha

- Dec. 8, 2017

The Islamic State was at the gates of Deir al-Zour — and the war-profiteers were already inside.

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Israel's "Safe Zone" Is Creeping Farther Into Syria

Syrian City’s Survivors Describe Three Years of Siege Under the Islamic State