Richard Salame

Richard Salame is a Beirut-based freelance journalist.

He is covering Lebanon and Syria. His work has appeared in The Nation, The Guardian, Financial Times, Al Jazeera, Columbia Journalism Review, and other outlets.

Last modified:

16/06/2026

Minor scrap pickers playing during a break inside a building destroyed in the civil war in Damascus’s suburb, Syria.

Scrap Wars

ISTANBUL / DAMASCUS – This investigation uncovers how Turkey's booming recycled steel industry is fuelled by scrap metal from war-torn countries like Syria. By tracing shipping data and smuggling routes, a shadow trade is revealed connecting Europe's steel supply chain to regional conflicts.

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