Syria and Chaker Al Samman

Chaker Al Samman: Years after fleeing war-torn Syria, the parents and 27-year-old brother of a Lower Sackville man arrived with only what they could carry in half a dozen suitcases to start a new life. , according to CBC. "He says they had two bombs on our street and he got scared," Al Samman translated for his father Bassam, who speaks Arabic. Hugs, kisses on both cheeks, joyful cries. There was an emotional reunion at the Halifax Stanfield Airport Thursday night as grandparents embraced grandchildren they had never seen before. Chaker Al Samman last visited his parents in Syria four and a half years ago but it been two years since they fled Damascus abandoning their home and clothing shop. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.