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IS has committed the crime of genocide against the Yazidis in Syria and Iraq.

Edit Topix 17 Jun 2016
/ AFP / Sameer Al-Doumy Syrian Muslim worshippers perform the "Tarawih" evening prayer during the fasting month of Ramadan on June 15, 2016 at a mosque in the rebel-controlled town of Hamouria, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus ... ....

Ceasefire in Syria Political process must get off the ground (German Federal Chancellor)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Mar 2016
(Source. German Federal Chancellor). Chancellor Angela Merkel and President François Hollande have called on the parties to the conflict in Syria to respect the ceasefire. The commitment to the ceasefire is an important message, said the Chancellor. The ceasefire has been in place for almost a week. Reports indicate that it has held by and large.Photo. Getty Images/AFP/Sameer Al-Doumy ... This is the foundation for transformation ... (noodl....

The ceasefire in Syria brings a rare glimpse of normality to the region

Edit Business Insider 04 Mar 2016
Residents in the town of Jisr al-Shughour, captured by rebels from government forces last year, fear it is only a matter of time before the next offensive begins. They say there has been no let up in government shelling there. "There is a lot of fear ... "We now see the kids in the neighborhood going and coming and playing," said Badran al Doumi, owner of a furniture store in the city of Douma to the east of Damascus ... ....

Syria truce offers glimpses of normality

Edit Yahoo Daily News 03 Mar 2016
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi ... "Look at the markets. Where were all these people hiding?” said a bewildered Mahmoud Ashrafi, speaking to Reuters by telephone after picking through opposition-held areas of Aleppo wrecked by barrel bombs and air strikes ... View gallery ... "We now see the kids in the neighborhood going and coming and playing," said Badran al Doumi, owner of a furniture store in the city of Douma to the east of Damascus....

Some Areas Enjoy Calm, Glimpses of Normality Amid Syrian Truce

Edit Voa News 02 Mar 2016
Reuters. AMMAN, JORDAN—. Children are outside playing and many people are going to the shops safely for the first time in months in Aleppo, Syria, thanks to a partial halt to the war that is providing relief, even if most doubt that peace will take hold. "Look at the markets ... "We now see the kids in the neighborhood going and coming and playing," said Badran al Doumi, owner of a furniture store in Douma, east of Damascus ... ....

Cease-fire in Syria appears to be working, at least for now

Edit Denver Post 28 Feb 2016
Syrian children Saturday play at a park in the rebel-held town of Douma, which is on the eastern edges of the capital Damascus. Saturday marked the first day of a landmark cease-fire agreement. (Sameer Al-Doumy, AFP/Getty Images) ... "We have not experienced such a thing since the beginning of the revolution," said Maj ... ....

Canon congratulates winner of World Press Photo of the Year (Canon Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 25 Feb 2016
Aftermath of Airstrikes on Syria, taken by Sameer Al-Doumy on a Canon EOS 5D Mark III for the Spot News stories category FIS World Championship, taken by Christian Walgram on a Canon EOS-1D Mark II for the Sports singles category China's Coal Addiction, taken by Kevin Frayer on a Canon EOS 5D Mark III for the Daily Life singles category Storm Front ......

AFP wins four World Press Photo prizes (AFP - Agence France-Presse)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Feb 2016
(Source. AFP - Agence France-Presse). Sameer Al-Doumy won first prize in the 'Spot News Stories' category for a series of images on the aftermath of Syrian government air strikes against rebel forces in Douma and Hamouria. Al-Doumy is a freelance photographer who lives in the Damascus suburb of Douma. He began working as a video journalist for local media at the start of the Syrian revolt in 2011 and has freelanced for AFP since 2014....

These Are The World’s Best News Photos of 2015

Edit PetaPixel 18 Feb 2016
A year has passed since the controversial World Press Photo contest in which 20% of the finalists were disqualified the prestigious award was stripped from the winner, and today World Press Photo just announced the best news photos of 2015 ... It shows a baby being passed through a fence at the Hungarian-Serbian border in Röszke, Hungary, on August 28th, 2015 ... Singles ... Stories ... Aftermath of Airstrikes in Syria by Sameer Al-Doumy of Syria ... ....

This picture of baby at barbed wire fence wins World Press Photo

Edit Khaleej Times 15 Feb 2016
A haunting black-and-white image of a refugee passing a baby under a barbed wire fence won the prestigious World Press Photo Award on Thursday, highlighting Europe's worst migrant crisis since World War II ... Agence France-Presse scooped up four awards including first prize for Syrian-based Sameer Al-Doumy in the Spot News stories category, for his images taken just after air strikes ravaged the city of Douma near Damascus ... ....

Little Seoul's private karaoke rooms let visitors sing, have fun and let go

Edit The Los Angeles Times 05 Feb 2016
For most people, it's innocent fun, though for-hire party girls, or "doumi girls," sometimes linked to prostitution, have been known to frequent noraebangs in Los Angeles' Koreatown ... The doumi girls in Koreatown encourage patrons to consume expensive bottles of alcohol — a misdemeanor in L.A....

Russia/Syria: Extensive Recent Use of Cluster Munitions (HRW - Human Rights Watch)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Dec 2015
(Source. HRW - Human Rights Watch) ... Two attacks hit camps for the displaced ... 'I just looked around me in shock and couldn't feel anything ... Delivery method ... 30 ... A photographer named Sameer al-Doumy, who lives close to the schools, confirmed that the school had come under attack and provided Human Rights Watch with photographs of the damage to the school that he had taken, which show damage consistent with that of a cluster munition attack....

K-pop group denied entry at LAX on suspicion of being sex workers, band says

Edit The Los Angeles Times 11 Dec 2015
A K-pop group is alleging that U.S ... One problem local authorities have recently focused on are “doumi” girls at Koreatown karaoke clubs, for-hire party girls who are paid about $120 for two hours to encourage men to drink. Operators of doumi girl businesses openly advertise on Korean websites, recruiting South Korean women to travel to the United States with the promise of quick cash for a couple months' work ... "> ... ....
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