The new ban on Saudi and Egyptian trucks is likely to strain Damascus’s relations with both countries, Syria TV writes.
The airstrike follows a spike in violence between Druze factions and Bedouin tribes in southern Syria, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Gulf sources cited by KAN said that the United Arab Emirates has been actively mediating between Syria and Israel, with Saudi Arabia’s knowledge. But Damascus minimizes the level of diplomatic contacts.
EU envoy Unmacht expressed the Union’s readiness to scale up its assistance, 963 writes.
Shadi Martini has long been associated with Syrian businessman Ghassan Aboud, owner of Orient TV, al-Araby al-Jadeed writes.
The U.S. envoy discussed with the Syrian president the future structure of the Syrian state and the agreement with the AANES, according to Syria TV.
In an article in Al-Araby al-Jadeed, Marwan Kabalan wonders at what cost would Israel agree to Syria’s conditions for normalization.
Despite official denials, Israeli and international media outlets continue to speculate about the existence of a quiet negotiation track between Syria and Israel, Shaam writes.
While some of the detainees have since been released, the fate of others remains unknown, Sawt al-Asima writes.
In recent days, Israeli officials have dismissed the possibility that Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa would agree to any peace deal without a complete Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Golan Heights, Syria TV writes.
President Sharaa met with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Israeli media suggests the Golan issue may no longer be a red line in future negotiations.
The Syrian government has officially denied the existence of any peace negotiations with Israel, asserting that such discussions are “premature” and contingent on specific conditions.
The New York Times reports that the Trump administration has lifted most U.S. sanctions on Syria as a goodwill gesture toward the country’s new president, Ahmad al-Sharaa
Trump’s decision marks one of the most dramatic shifts in U.S. Middle East policy.
Syria’s leadership appears focused on buying time and avoiding conflict with Israel while it addresses urgent internal priorities, al-Araby al-Jadeed writes.
The complaint, brought by human rights advocate Imadeddin Al-Muntasser, claims that the defendants misused their political visibility and past affiliations with the Syrian opposition to lure investments into what he describes as fake ventures.
While momentum toward normalization between Syria and Israel appears real, 963 media writes.
While the Biden and Trump administrations issued limited sanctions waivers and Treasury licenses in the wake of Syria’s transition, the Omar-Luna bill marks the first legislative attempt to permanently repeal the underlying authorities.
Throughout the conflict, Syrians followed developments on both fronts with equal intensity, Abdul Monem Halabi writes for Syria TV.
