Critics argue Syria’s National Dialogue Conference was a lost opportunity that has failed to lay the groundwork for a stable, democratic future.
The clashes in Jaramana took an unexpected international turn when Israeli officials, including Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, issued statements warning against any harm to Syria’s Druze population.
The newly formed committee comprises prominent legal and constitutional scholars.
The Transitional Authority must be recognized as an exceptional governing institution, requiring a non-traditional constitutional framework, Mohammad Sabra argues in an article for Syria TV.
Jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has called for the group’s disarmament and dissolution, marking a potential turning point in its decades-long conflict with Turkey.
Mazloum Abdi held a meeting with lawyers, human rights advocates, independent activists, and civil society representatives to discuss Syrian-Kurdish dialogue, according to North Press.
The conference’s final communiqué was deliberately vague, omitting key terms like democracy and political pluralism,Hussam Miro argues on the Constitutional Party website.
The issue of representation will continue to be a major concern for any political gathering aimed at shaping Syria’s future, Marwan Qabalan argues in Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
The statement emphasized that, in line with transparency principles, a detailed report from the preparatory committee will be published, documenting participants’ contributions and perspectives.
While the conference has set a framework for Syria’s transition, its real impact depends on what follows.
Israel’s involvement in southern Syria has further complicated Suweida’s military landscape, Enab Baladi writes.
Invitations to the conference were sent out hastily and logistical obstacles prevented the attendance of some people, Alice Mufarrej writes.
Hassan al-Dgheim, the conference spokesperson, insisted that the dialogue is a serious endeavor, claiming that its outcomes will inform future constitutional reforms, economic policies, and institutional restructuring, Enab Baladi writes.
HTS’ salafi-jihadist factions have resisted its political evolution, seeing democracy and governance as a betrayal of their original objectives, Mohammad al-Abdallah writes.
Although the summit’s primary focus is Gaza, Syria will also be a central point of discussion, al-Hurriya writes.
The fate of Syria’s unions will depend on their ability to establish genuine independence and democratic governance, Enab Baladi writes.
While Abdi emphasized the importance of state control over institutions, he maintained that SDF forces should remain a unified bloc within the newly forming Syrian army.
According to Amr Najjar, an expert on political transitions, the rush to early elections and power-sharing quotas in unstable environments often leads to sectarian fragmentation and political paralysis, as seen in Iraq and Lebanon
75 Syrian families from Deir ez-Zor province are set to leave the camp by the end of next week, Shaam News writes.
One of the biggest concerns is whether the National Dialogue Conference will produce legally binding outcomes or simply non-enforceable recommendations.
