{"id":267547,"date":"2025-08-04T06:04:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T05:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/a-syrian-islands-bittersweet-hope-for-a-better-life-after-assad-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T06:04:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T05:04:58","slug":"a-syrian-islands-bittersweet-hope-for-a-better-life-after-assad-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/a-syrian-islands-bittersweet-hope-for-a-better-life-after-assad-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"A Syrian island&#8217;s bittersweet hope for a better life after Assad | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/j4K-FCg2AzM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"A Syrian island's bittersweet hope for a better life after Assad | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j4K-FCg2AzM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In many places in Syria, people are hoping that the fall of the Assad regime will lead to economic improvements. 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DW\u2019s Mohamad Chreyteh reports from the island of Arwad off the city of Tartous that was spared most of the destruction caused by the civil war, but people there are nonetheless still searching for answers, and their missing relatives.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#Syria #CivilWar #Tourism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In many places in Syria, people are hoping that the fall of the Assad regime will lead to economic improvements. 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