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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)
Ilham Ahmed on negotiating Syria’s future
Indeterminate
Al Majalla
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It has been reported that during your recent meeting with Minister Shaibani in Damascus, you proposed amendments to the Syrian constitutional declaration. Can you share your vision for these changes? We are advocating a decentralised system, which...
Owner: Saudi Government
U.S. Ends TPS for Syrians, 60-Day Departure Deadline
The Biden administration’s reported decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Syrian refugees forces a stark choice between America’s humanitarian values and perceived security concerns—at precisely the moment when Syria remains one of...
Owner: The Intermarium Foundation (Non-profit)
Copycat fears after British-Syrian knifeman kills two at synagogue
Center-right
The Times
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Counterterrorism police and the security services were on heightened alert on Thursday night for potential copycat attacks after a suspected Islamist terrorist murdered two Jewish men at a synagogue on the holiest day of the Hebrew calendar.Police...
Owner: Murdoch Family
Population Sustainability Required For Urban Crisis Response On World Habitat Day
Sustainable Population Australia World Habitat Day is marked on the first Monday of October each year and is recognized by the United Nations. On 6 October 2025, the Global Observance of World Habitat Day will be “urban crisis response”....
Owner: The National Tribune Australia
Manchester attacker was British citizen of Syrian descent, police say
Center-right
The Times
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Forty people were arrested, including six for assaulting police officers, at the pro-Palestinian protest in Whitehall this evening.The Met Police said officers imposed Public Order Act conditions on the protest against the interception of the Gaza...
Owner: Murdoch Family
Five Syrian Researchers to Be Listed Among Stanford University’s global ranking
Stanford University’s global ranking included five researchers from the University of Damascus among the world’s top 2% of scientists for 2025. The ranking, published in late September, is one of the most prestigious measures of research quality...
Owner: Enab Baladi (Non-profit)
Pura Vida Diplomacy: Costa Rica’s Vision for Sustainable Partnerships in the Gulf
GJIA: With the recent appointment of Your Excellency Ambassador Esquivel, what are Costa Rica’s key diplomatic priorities in Qatar and the broader Gulf region? Ambassador Esquivel: Costa Rica has been actively strengthening diplomatic relations...
Three more Christians shot dead in al-Sharaa's 'new Syria'
The killings took place yesterday in Anaz, a village in western Homs. Gunmen on motorbikes fired at least 30 bullets before fleeing. The motive behind the attack remains unknown. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, one of the...
Owner: Mario Ghezzi
With the redevelopment works underway, UCC Holding on behalf of the JV Partners, signs five design and consultancy agreements with global firms for the development of Damascus International Airport
Damascus: 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...
Owner: H.E. Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Al-Thani
Syrian Telecommunications Grants Licenses to Five Internet Service Providers
Indeterminate
ARK News
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Syrian Telecommunications Grants Licenses to Five Internet Service Providers ARK News.. Syrian Minister of Communications and Technology, Hussein al-Masri, announced that the ministry has granted licenses to five internet service providers (ISPs)...
Owner: Non-transparent
UCC Holding Signs Five Key Consultancy & Design Agreements For Damascus Airport Redevelopment
UCC Holding, via Urbacon Airports, has formalised five consultancy and design agreements supporting the redevelopment of Damascus International Airport UCC Holding, on behalf of the JV partners and through its subsidiary Urbacon Airports, has...
Owner: Wissam Younane
How Syria’s Ismaili community keeps a fragile peace
SALAMIYEH — Sham, 17, holds a glass of mate in her right hand, reaching out for a big bowl of popcorn as she chats with neighbors and family members seated around her on plastic chairs. The gathering under the starry sky is a regular occurrence...
Owner: Near East Media
U.S. Ends TPS for Syrians: 60-Day Departure Notice
The Biden administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Syrian nationals forces a stark question: can humanitarian protection expire while the humanitarian crisis persists? A Decade of Temporary Refuge Syria’s Temporary Protected...
Owner: The Intermarium Foundation (Non-profit)
Syrian Transport Minister: No Direct Contact Yet with Egypt’s Kamel El-Wazir, But Cooperation on Horizon
Damascus – In an exclusive interview conducted in Damascus by Daily News Egypt Managing Editor Taha Sakr, Syrian Minister of Transport Yarob Badr discussed the challenges facing Syria’s transport sector after more than a decade of conflict, as...
Owner: Saad Zaghloul
Lebanon Presses Syria for Information on Political Assassinations
Nancy Abu Matroud has already lost three children during Gaza's war. Now, the Palestinian mother, 22, is fighting to save her daughter, Etra - a two-year-old cancer patient newly deprived of vital medical care: the children's hospital treating her...
Owner: Saudi Government
Update: Temporary Protected Status Designation for Syria Terminated, Effective November 21, 2025
In a notice published in the Federal Register on September 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Syria will be terminated, effective November 21, 2025. Quick...
Owner: Jennifer & Lane Schaller
US focuses on fighting ISIS in Syria
The US Department of Defense announced its commitment to scale down its military mission in Iraq while concentrating efforts on combating remnants of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria. Reuters reported on Wednesday, October 1, quoting a US...
Owner: Enab Baladi (Non-profit)