Syria Direct
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Syria Direct or Syria:direct (Arabic: سوريا على طول), founded in 2013, is an independent news organization based in Berlin, Germany, that provides news coverage on Syria's war and politics, and trains journalists.[1][2][3] It was originally funded in Amman, Jordan by an American organization, the Global Peace and Development (GPD) Charitable Trust, as well as by the US State Department and several embassies in Amman.[4][5][6]
Syria Direct is published in English and Arabic. The articles are for readers who are already knowledgeable about Syria but want more detailed information.[7] Syria Direct employs a small team of Syrian and international reporters who talk to Syrian activists and civilians on both sides of the conflict every day. Syrian journalists write the stories in Arabic and English. The website is bilingual so all articles are translated into English/Arabic, fact-checked and edited, then published. Their Facebook page has 144,000 followers.[3] Thousands of people follow their Twitter account.[8]
