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 week 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...
What to Know About Syria's Druse, Alawites and Kurds as Sectarian Violence Rises

1 week 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

4 weeks 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

2 months ago | 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.
Shock, glee, and unease as Syrians celebrate the unthinkable

Dec 9, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Christina Goldbaum |Hwaida Saad

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian security checkpoints sat empty Monday across Damascus. Abandoned tanks were scattered across the roads, along with stray pieces of military uniforms stripped off by soldiers when opposition forces stormed into the city a day earlier. Rebels with rifles slung over their shoulders drove around, many seemingly shocked at just how quickly they had ousted Syria’s long-entrenched president, Bashar Assad.
Relics from fallen government litter the road to Damascus, tattered posters spotted

Dec 9, 2024 | telegraphindia.com | Christina Goldbaum |Hwaida Saad

Less than a day after rebels took Damascus in a lightning fast offensive, abandoned Syrian military tanks littered the road Christina Goldbaum, Hwaida Saad Damascus Published 10.12.24, 07:45 AM Representational image File image We arrived in Damascus early on Monday, after passing surreal scenes on the highway leading into the city from Lebanon.