One Million Homes Destroyed, Quarter of Syrians Living in Informal Settlements, Says Housing Minister
The minister noted that the ministry is grappling with outdated infrastructure and equipment dating back to the 1960s and 1970s, al-Hal writes.
The minister noted that the ministry is grappling with outdated infrastructure and equipment dating back to the 1960s and 1970s, al-Hal writes.
Syrians coined the term takwi’ to ridicule regime loyalists who suddenly rebranded themselves as revolutionaries, Syria TV writes.
What appears on the surface as a condescending view of women is, in fact, a deliberate strategy to legitimize exclusion and reinforce hostility, Daraj claims.
Shibani stated that the Syrian government has drawn up a detailed plan to ensure justice, protect rights, promote community reconciliation, Ultra Syria reports.
Although Syrian law stipulates a minimum marriage age of 18, the persistence of early marriages in rural regions such as Idlib raises serious concerns about enforcement, Shaam writes.
In the face of this vacuum, volunteer initiatives have emerged in displacement centres: young women offering basic literacy lessons to children, and free revision sessions for baccalaureate students, Daraj reports.
According a document obtained by Zaman al-Wasl, Asfari proposes a 25-year investment framework for Syrian gas.
Between 9 December 2024 and 20 May 2025, Syria recorded an estimated 269,000 births and 55,400 deaths, according to United Nations data
In Syria, most major firms remain either family-owned or state-controlled, and their true value is largely unknown, Daraj writes.
While some progress has occurred, such as reforms to personal status laws improving women’s rights, LGBTQ+ protections remain conspicuously absent, Daraj writes.
Sharaa’s presence in Idleb was laden with political weight. The province — once a bastion of opposition and a refuge for the displaced — played a decisive role in Assad’s downfall.
Introducing a new currency involves more than redesigning banknotes or cutting zeros, Syria TV writes.
Even in areas spared direct conflict, the blockade has triggered secondary crises, 963 writes.
For years, Goznak has been in the crosshairs of Western governments, Ghazwan Koronfol writes to Enab Baladi.
The International Organization for Human Rights and Refugee Affairs supposed secretary-general, Frederick Schulman, is a U.S. investor convicted of multimillion-dollar real estate fraud, al-Hal writes.
A landmark community-driven initiative has successfully raised $37 million to fund vital development projects in the war-torn province, al-Ikhbariya reports.
Overshadowing the debate on currency reform is a deeper crisis: the severe restrictions on withdrawals from Syria’s banking system, al-Modon writes.
The vessel MJ Sofia docked in Tartous in the early hours of Wednesday carrying more than 19,000 metric tons of Romanian barley, according to al-Hal.
The Syrian Student Movement has issued a statement condemning the ban and demanding its immediate repeal.
Economist Ibrahim Qushji and Damascus University professor Yasser al-Mashaal both described the measure as largely symbolic.
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