Syria contributor: Richard Hall Richard Hall is a correspondent for Public Radio International’s The World and PRI.org, covering the Middle East from his home base in Lebanon. He has reported across the region since 2009, covering Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. Richard has written extensively on the Syrian civil war and the rise of the Islamic State. His reporting on the Kurdish issue has taken him across Turkey and up the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/richard-hall/rss en Five Questions About the Anti-Refugee Group ‘Defend Europe’ Crises & Conflicts Thu, 03 Aug 2017 10:23:02 +0000 Richard Hall https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/08/03/five-questions-about-the-anti-refugee-group-defend-europe https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/08/03/five-questions-about-the-anti-refugee-group-defend-europe The far-right activists’ group chartered a ship to disrupt rescue missions by NGOs in the Mediterranean. So far, their mission hasn’t been going very well. After Trump Ban, Lebanese Leader Renews Call to Return Syrian Refugees Crises & Conflicts Wed, 08 Feb 2017 14:39:14 +0000 Richard Hall https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/02/08/after-trump-ban-lebanese-leader-renews-call-to-return-syrian-refugees-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/02/08/after-trump-ban-lebanese-leader-renews-call-to-return-syrian-refugees-2 New U.S. restrictions on asylum seekers have reinvigorated the discussion over the fate of 1.5 million Syrian refugees sheltering in neighboring Lebanon. After Trump Ban, Lebanese Leader Renews Call to Return Syrian Refugees Wed, 08 Feb 2017 14:39:07 +0000 Richard Hall https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/02/08/after-trump-ban-lebanese-leader-renews-call-to-return-syrian-refugees https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/02/08/after-trump-ban-lebanese-leader-renews-call-to-return-syrian-refugees New U.S. restrictions on asylum seekers have reinvigorated the discussion over the fate of 1.5 million Syrian refugees sheltering in neighboring Lebanon. Analysis: Why U.S. Allies Are Fighting Each Other in Northern Syria Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Religious & Ethnic Groups Wed, 31 Aug 2016 05:59:47 +0000 Richard Hall https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/08/31/analysis-why-u-s-allies-are-fighting-each-other-in-northern-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/08/31/analysis-why-u-s-allies-are-fighting-each-other-in-northern-syria Journalist Richard Hall explains why Kurdish, Syrian opposition and Turkish forces – three major U.S. allies in the fight against ISIS in Syria – are now battling each other in the war-torn country’s northern provinces.