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Ports authority approves used-car imports to free zones The Syrian General Authority for Ports and Customs on May 12, 2026 authorized investors in free zones to import used cars from neighboring count...
Iraq’s Ministry of Oil announced a broad plan to export fuel oil (“black oil”) via tanker trucks through Syria’s Baniyas port, with timetables set for implementation, ministry spokesperson Sa...
Minister of Endowments Muhammad Abu al-Khair Shukri and Head of the General Authority for Civil Aviation Omar Hosari inspected services for Syrian Hajj pilgrims at Damascus International Airp...
Syria’s interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa announced a sweeping reshuffle of senior officials, removing his brother Maher al-Sharaa from the post of secretary-general to the presidency and naming Abdul...
The Council of the European Union announced that the first high-level political dialogue between the EU and Syria will take place in Brussels on May 11, co-chaired by EU High Representative K...
Milan forum on EU-GCC cooperation The Doha Forum and the Mediterranean Dialogues, in partnership with Italy’s ISPI and the Center for International Policy Research, hosted an EU-GCC initiative at Pal...
Detention and investigation Swedish authorities say the Coast Guard, working with police, boarded the Syrian‑flagged tanker Jin Hui in territorial waters south of Trelleborg and launched a preliminar...
Cairo talks between Syrian and Egyptian delegations Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani held expanded talks in Cairo with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, joined by Syria’s Minis...
Amman forum advances Syria–Jordan higher education cooperation Delegations from Syria's Ministry of Higher Education and their Jordanian counterparts met in Amman on Sunday as part of the Syrian-Jord...
Since the July 12, 2025 kidnappings and ensuing clashes in Suwayda, the governorate has moved from controlled tension to an open crisis that reshaped local-state relations. A rapid sequence...
Syrian Minister of Endowments Mohammed Abu al-Khair Shukri met with Italian Ambassador Stefano Ravagnan to discuss strengthening bilateral ties, with emphasis on religious and humanitarian coo...
A 26-year-old Kurdish Syrian man who was sent back to France under the UK–France “one in, one out” asylum arrangement has had his French asylum claim rejected and been told Syria would be sa...
The National Commission for Transitional Justice is preparing a legal case against Fadi Saqr, the former commander of the National Defense Forces (NDF), accusing him of involvement in crimes...
Syria positions itself as a safe corridor amid regional conflict Syria’s new authorities have portrayed the country as a neutral and reliable transit route after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran ignit...
Syria records biggest gain in RSF index Syria rose 36 places in Reporters Without Borders' 2026 World Press Freedom Index to 141st, the largest single-country advance in this edition, after ranking 1...
President Ahmad al-Sharaa phoned Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to congratulate him on assuming office and to wish him success in his duties. During the call al-Sharaa stressed the strengt...
The U.S. Supreme Court considered the Trump administration’s appeal over attempts to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for migrants from Haiti and Syria, a case that could affect as...
Families and relatives of Syrians detained in Israeli army prisons staged a protest on April 26 outside the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Damascus, denouncing what they described as...
Budget reversal and missing funds Syria’s declared 2025 fiscal surplus plunged from roughly $500 million to about $46 million after a $454 million swing in the final quarter, exposing inconsistencies...
Trial opens in Damascus The first public trial of officials tied to Bashar Assad’s rule opened in Damascus on Sunday as Atef Najib — a former brigadier general and head of the Political Security Bran...
The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said Saturday that the death toll from Israeli attacks since March 2 has risen to 2,496, with 7,725 people wounded, after four more fatalities were rec...
