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Optimism Grows for Syria-Israel Security Deal Through UN Channels
Damascus’s reported willingness to engage with its longtime adversary Israel signals either a dramatic shift in regional dynamics or the Assad regime’s increasingly precarious position in a fragmenting Syria. The Unthinkable Becomes Negotiable For...
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2 Syrians Rape a Czech Tourist at Dresden’s Main Train Station, According to Police
A 19-year-old Czech tourist was reportedly been raped at Dresden’s main train station by two 15-year-old Syrians, who threatened the man with a knife on Sunday morning before robbing sexually assaulting him. If this sounds familiar, it is because...
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U.S. Continues to Ease and Clarify Restrictions on Syria
The U.S. Departments of Commerce and the Treasury took steps this September to further ease restrictions on Syria following the fall of the Assad regime. In early September, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) revised...
Owner: Aviva Cuyler
Syria Sends Delegation to Russia — After Jihadi President Commits to Backing Zelensky
The jihadist “interim” government of Syria sent a delegation to Moscow on Thursday for talks to facilitate better communication with the defense ministries of both countries, reports claimed – a challenge following Russia’s decades-long support of...
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Syrian Ministry of Economy signs agreement to expand Hama Cement plant
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Syria: The Ministry of Economy and Industry has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iraq’s Vertex Investment Group to rehabilitate and expand the Hama Cement plant. The agreement covers the rehabilitation and operation of the plant’s...
Owner: Paul Brown & Robert James McCaffrey
Al-Sharaa establishes the Syrian Petroleum Company
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, during the transitional phase, issued Decree No. 189 of 2025 establishing the Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC), headquartered in Damascus. According to the decree, published by the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency...
Owner: Enab Baladi (Non-profit)
Rabbi Seeks Syrian Parliament Seat, Ending 58-Year Ban on Jewish Candidates
[Damascus] Syrian American Rabbi Henry Yosef Hamra has declared his candidacy for the People’s Assembly in the Damascus district, a landmark move given that Jews have been barred from seeking political office in Syria since the 1967 war. The move...
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The Media Line: Rabbi Runs for Syrian Parliament, Ending 58 Year Ban on Jewish Candidates
Rabbi Runs for Syrian Parliament, Ending 58 Year Ban on Jewish Candidates By Rizik Alabi/The Media Line [Damascus] Syrian American Rabbi Henry Yosef Hamra has declared his candidacy for the People’s Assembly in the Damascus district, a landmark...
Garbage Crisis Persists in Eastern Aleppo, Syria
Aleppo – Mohammed Deeb Bazt Residents of the Midan neighborhood (a central neighborhood in Aleppo) and several eastern districts of Aleppo (northern Syria) are increasingly struggling with piles of uncollected garbage in the streets, amid the...
Owner: Enab Baladi (Non-profit)
Syria and the “Alternative Authority” Project in the Middle East
In analysing the current Syrian and broader Middle Eastern context, it becomes essential to examine the structural difference between the notion of the “state” and the condition of an “alternative authority” that emerges in its absence. A state...
Owner: Non-transparent
Damascus Dominance: Why the Capital Captures 80% of Syria’s New Investments
A specialised economic analysis has revealed a striking concentration of new company formations in Syria’s capital and its surrounding countryside during the first half of 2025, raising significant questions about the direction of reconstruction,...
Owner: Non-transparent
Syrians (but not all) go to the polls to elect the first post-Assad Parliament
Today's headlines: China and India will resume direct flights by October after a five-year hiatus; The South Korean president calls on Pyongyang to resume meetings between families separated by the war; At least eight people killed in four days of...
Owner: Mario Ghezzi
Syria signs US$300m agreement with Iraq’s Vertex to expand Hama Cement plant
The Syrian Ministry of Economy and Industry has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Iraqi investment group Vertex to rehabilitate, develop, and operate the third production line at the Hama Cement plant in central Syria. The...
Owner: Susan Hargreaves
Presidential Decree establishing the Syrian Petroleum Company
President Ahmad al-Sharaa issued a decree establishing the Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC), headquartered in Damascus. According to the presidential decree, the company is a public holding company with an economic character, fully owned by the...
Owner: Fathi Ibrahim Bayoud
Sharaa Discusses with Syrian Business Delegation in China Ways to Support the National Economy
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has met with a delegation of Syrian businessmen residing in China to discuss strategies for supporting the national economy and the contribution of skilled Syrians abroad to these efforts. According to the Syrian...
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Why Syria’s Legislative Elections Must Be Cancelled
In just a few days, Syria is set to hold what is nominally a legislative election. Yet the signs are unmistakable: this is not a representative process, but a rebranded mechanism of appointment—unfit, unfree, and unworthy of the name. In the...
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Qatar's UCC Holding signs agreements for development of Damascus International Airport
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DOHA: UCC Holding, on behalf of the JV partners and through its subsidiary Urbacon Airports, has signed five consultancy and design agreements as part of Damascus International Airport comprehensive redevelopment project. Scopes include the...
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UCC Holding signs five design, consultancy agreements for development of Damascus International Airport
Officials pose for a group photo during the signing of agreement. DOHA: UCC Holding, on behalf of the JV partners and through its subsidiary Urbacon Airports, has signed five consultancy and design agreements as part of Damascus International...
Owner: H.E. Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Al-Thani
Santorini Boasts First Painting of Nature Scene in European Art History
Santorini Spring Fresco detail. Public Domain The Spring Fresco found at the Late Bronze Age site of Akrotiri in Santorini is considered to be the first painting of a nature scene in European art history. Also called the Fresco of the Room of the...
Owner: Anastasios Papapostolou
Syrian-Iraqi agreement to develop cement sector
The Syrian Ministry of Economy and Industry signed a memorandum of understanding today with the Iraqi investment group Vertex to rehabilitate, develop, and operate the third production line at the Hama Cement Plant (central Syria). The agreement...
Owner: Enab Baladi (Non-profit)