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Building solar farms in the desert may have become a common practice, but one new solar plant unveiled on Monday in northern Jordan is anything but ordinary. This 12.9 megawatt plant made up of 40,000 solar panels will provide power to people living in the Zaatari refugee camp, victims of war whose lives were turned upside when the violence reached their doorstep. The solar power plant became the largest ever located inside a refugee camp
Five years since the start of the Syrian conflict, a new generation of refugees is being born into Zaatari camp, where up to 80 Syrian babies are brought into the world each week. Mana Rabiee reports.
"Salam Neighbor", a new documentary film, follows two young Americans as they live for one month among Syrian refugees in Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp. Vanessa Johnston reports.
"Salam Neighbor", a new documentary film, follows two young Americans as they live for one month among Syrian refugees in Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp. Vanessa Johnston reports.
Istanbul (Turkey), Sep 21 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Sedat Suna) Adnan Osman, a 12-year-old Syrian Kurdish refugee, is a promising fighter for the Avcilar Municipality Sports Club in Istanbul who is clear that "he wants to win championships in name of Turkey", the country that welcomed him and his family when he was just three years old, after fleeing the war in Syria.FOOTAGE OF OSMAN DURING A FIGHT AT THE FESTIVAL ULUGAZI OIL WRESTLING IN ISTANBUL. FOOTAGE OF HIS TRAINING WITH TRAINER YASIN GÜNES.