Hwaida Saad

Beirut

Freelance Writer and Reporter at The New York Times

[email protected] Beirut bureau, covering the middle east, first passion lebanon/syria. Essay/ Writer@Our Women on the Ground.

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Articles

Druse in Syrian Town Rocked by Violence Agree to Disarm Militias

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Vivian Yee |Hwaida Saad |Nanna Heitmann

After this week's bloodshed, Druse leaders in Ashrafieh Sahnaya agreed to integrate militia fighters into government forces. But some residents remain wary. Syrian security forces escorted a delegation of Druse leaders and government officials through the streets of Ashrafieh Sahnaya on Friday. Credit...
Death toll rises sharply in a wave of sectarian violence in Syria

1 month ago | thenewstribune.com | Vivian Yee |Reham Mourshed |Hwaida Saad

A child looks at spent cartridges lying on the ground in Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, Syria, following deadly clashes between members of the Druze minority and pro-government fighters on Thursday. A war monitoring group said that the death toll has surpassed 100 as fighting spreads to new areas.
Death Toll From a Wave of Sectarian Violence in Syria Passes 100

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Vivian Yee |Reham Mourshed |Hwaida Saad

The casualties from clashes this week rose sharply as the tensions moved closer to a major southern region controlled by the country's Druse minority. The death toll from this week's outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria has surpassed 100, a war monitoring group said on Thursday after the unrest spread to new areas.
What to Know About Syria's Druse, Alawites and Kurds as Sectarian Violence Rises

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Christina Goldbaum |Ben Hubbard |Raja Abdulrahim |Hwaida Saad

The new government has pledged to unify Syria after overthrowing the Assad dictatorship. One of its biggest challenges is persistent sectarian violence. The rebels who overthrew the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December have vowed to unify their country.
Ancient Syrian town seeks interfaith peace after long war

1 month ago | ekathimerini.com | Ben Hubbard |Hwaida Saad

MAALOULA, Syria – Inside a centuries-old monastery atop a mountain in western Syria, a priest swung an incense holder on a chain, led his flock in melodic chants and delivered a timeless sermon on the importance of loving one’s neighbor. But when members of the congregation gathered for coffee after the service, their current worries surfaced, about how peaceful Syria’s future would be.
Ancient Syrian Town Seeks Interfaith Peace After Long War

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Ben Hubbard |Hwaida Saad |David Guttenfelder

Syria's civil war drove a wedge between the residents of the small town of Maaloula, where two-thirds are Christian and one-third Muslim. Can they live together peacefully again? The mountainside town of Maaloula, Syria, which has long had a Christian-majority population. Syria's civil war drove a wedge between the residents of the small town of Maaloula, where two-thirds are Christian and one-third Muslim. Can they live together peacefully again?
Ancient Syrian Town Seeks Interfaith Peace After Long War

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Ben Hubbard |Hwaida Saad

2 hours agoSyria: Nearly 4 million captagon pills seized in Syria’s Latakia portLATAKIA, SYRIA - APRIL 12, 2025: Syrian authorities seized nearly 4 million captagon pills ready for shipment at the port of Latakia, the country’s Interior Ministry announced on Saturday, April 12. According to the state news agency SANA, the operation was carried out by the Narcotics Control Department in Latakia in coordination with General Security Service.
When a Journey Home to Israeli-Occupied Lebanon Becomes Deadly

Feb 18, 2025 | nytimes.com | Euan Ward |Hwaida Saad

For months after the Israel-Hezbollah war that devastated southern Lebanon, the Alawieh family would visit a hillside near their ruined home to catch whatever glimpse they could of what remained. Their olive trees were gone. So were their goats, and the lemon and fig orchards that had taken years to bear fruit. Their house was just a pile of rubble. Israel had agreed to a Jan. 26 deadline - two months after a cease-fire took effect - to withdraw its remaining forces from southern Lebanon.
Los últimos días del régimen de Bashar al Asad

Dec 26, 2024 | nytimes.com | Ben Hubbard |Farnaz Fassihi |Christina Goldbaum |Hwaida Saad
Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime in Syria

Dec 21, 2024 | nytimes.com | Ben Hubbard |Farnaz Fassihi |Christina Goldbaum |Hwaida Saad

Image Mr. al-Assad's fall brought to a sudden end his family's 50-year authoritarian grip on Syria, causing jubilation among his victims and enemies, scrambling the strategic map of the Middle East and setting Syria off on a new, uncertain trajectory.