The Syrian Observer https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html EU Outlines Three Priorities to Support Syria’s Transition A Year On: Is Syria’s Transitional Government Building a State or Losing Its Footing? The Lifeline Is a Leash: Syria’s New “Democratic” Riddles Between Jurisprudence and Policy: The Prospect of Repatriating Syrian Refugees from Germany Systemic Erasure: Digital Violence and the Contraction of the Syrian Public Sphere Slogans and Sentiment: The Displacement of Politics in Syria President Sharaa: Syria Is Among the Best Investment Opportunities in the World Renowned Rights defender Joumana Seif Resigns from the Transitional Justice Commission Syria Positions Itself as the Safe Artery for East-West Energy Flows Damascus and London: An Economic Harvest from a Long-Standing Path of Support Diplomatic Friction: Berlin’s Divisive Reception of Ahmad al-Sharaa Violence in Al-Suqaylabiyah Raises Fears of Sectarian Tension and Weakening State Authority A Year On: Syria’s Transitional Government Between Consolidation and Drift Sharaa: Syria’s Geography Positions It as a Future Hub for Europe’s Energy Supply Chains In Berlin, Syria’s Sharaa Seeks Investment, Stability, and a New Role in Europe’s Energy Future “Syrian Nationality Law” Conference Examines Discrimination Against Women and Risks of Statelessness UN Report Warns of Sharp Rise in Living Costs as Syrian Pound Continues to Decline From Administrative Decrees to Street Violence: How Narrative Manipulation Pushes Syria Toward Dangerous Terrain UN Inquiry Finds Grave Violations Against Alawite Civilians in Syria’s Coastal Region A New Constitutional Breach: Decree 70 Expands the Debate over Sharaa’s Powers Syria’s New Media Prohibitions and the Struggle for Press Freedom War in the Middle East: Syria’s government vows to avoid regional escalation • FRANCE 24 English Canada Maintains Position: No Immediate Plans to Reopen Embassy in Damascus Fidan Engages Shibani on the Conflict’s Trajectory and Regional De-escalation Efforts Relative of Bashar al-Assad Convicted for Cocaine and Arms Trafficking to Colombian Terrorists Hassakeh Deluged: 120 Families Evacuated, Over 300 Homes and Hundreds of Agricultural Hectares Affected Missile Strike from Iraq Sparks New Tensions in Hassakeh Suweida: National Guard Detains Residents After Refusal to Raise Israeli Flag Sharaa to Visit Berlin Next Week After Earlier Cancellation The New Wage Decree: Economic Lift or Inflationary Trap? A New Syria Rises in Freedom Rankings: A Boost to Its Legitimacy and Global Image The Proclamations of Sheikh al-Hijri: Embracing Strategic Shifts and the Pursuit of Self-Determination A Door Left Ajar: How Washington Reopened the World to Syria’s Weapons Engineers Washington Convenes High-Level Dialogue on Syrian Energy Restoration and Investment Selective Law and Constitutional Neglect in the Administrative Transition The Ebbing Tide of Syrian Governmental Popularity A Presidential Fiscal Proclamation Tested by Economic Reality Security Tensions and Diplomatic Overtures Following the Incident in Ayn al-Arab The Impediments to Repatriation: Why Syria’s Intellectual Capital Remains in European Exile Civil Defiance in Damascus: Activists Gather in Bab Touma to Oppose Discriminatory Zoning Mandates A Clash of Ordinances: Damascus Governorate Moves to Contain the Fallout Over Alcohol Regulations President Sharaa: The 2026 Budget Rises to $10.5 Billion as National GDP Forecasts Approach $65 Billion The Mirrors of Accountability: Unmasking the UN Report on Syria’s Transitional Reality SCM Welcomes US Conviction of Former Syrian Official Samir Othman Al-Sheikh on Torture Charges Syrian refugees flee Israeli offensive in Lebanon, returning to a Syria in ruins • FRANCE 24 Syrian Government Initiates Damage Assessment to Launch Reconstruction Phase Tom Barrack and the Levantine Gambit: Washington Disavows Reports of Syrian Intervention in Lebanon Is Feminism an Adversary of Men—or a Scapegoat for Fears of Change? The Fifteenth Anniversary: A Revolution Triumphant and a Narrative Monopolized The Syrian Observer A News Website