From Openness to Subjugation: How Gulf Aid Has Reshaped Syria’s Economy One Year On
AL-HAL
December 3, 2025
Dozens of factories have shuttered in the face of cheaper imports, al-Hal writes.
Dozens of factories have shuttered in the face of cheaper imports, al-Hal writes.
Among the most destabilising revelations of the Beit Jinn episode is the growing prominence of new armed formations operating beyond the authority of the state.
The village of Beit Jinn now bears the latest scars of incursion and confrontation, drawing international attention from Paris to Washington, according to al-Modon.
Sheikh Ghazal Ghazal, head of the Supreme Islamic Alawite Council in Syria and the Diaspora, issued a rousing video message on Monday, denouncing the nation’s descent into “an arena for sectarian score-settling”.
For Trump, insiders suggest, the ultimate signal of engagement lies not in hosting but in visiting.
The Russian leadership sees an opportunity to support Syria’s calls for calm in the occupied Golan and to contain Israeli actions, Syria TV argues.
What remains of Israel’s leverage is largely rhetorical, Iyad al-Jaafari argues in Syria TV.
The rockets were launched from the Lawan area in Kafr Sousa, on the outskirts of Damascus, Enab Baladi reports.
True reconstruction requires a stable and secure domestic environment, a legislative framework attractive to foreign investors, modern banking regulations, robust anti-corruption measures, and equitable implementation of national projects, Faisal Alloush argues in Ultra Syria.
Rubio’s remarks followed the recent visit to Washington by Syria’s transitional president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, al-Hal writes.
The statement highlighted Sharaa’s renewed commitment to the fight against ISIS, Ultra Syria writes.
The American establishment media have treated the moment with cautious reflection
The ministry’s statement outlines plans to receive the oil in staggered shipments from December 2025 through March 2026, Al-Hal writes.
Abbasi said Hegseth did not provide operational specifics, only stating that U.S. forces were “carrying out missions in the region, specifically within Syrian territory”.
Rayburn’s involvement with the Syrian dossier has been shaped through a succession of pivotal roles, Syria TV writes.
Ibrahim Kaban, director of the Geostrategic Studies Network, told 963+ that Saudi and Gulf support is “not rooted in ideological alignment but in shared strategic interests.”
Tom Barrack announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria, framing it not as an act of charity but a strategic decision to catalyse the most significant reconstruction initiative since the Second World War, Syria TV writes.
While Israel sometimes releases detainees a few hours after their arrest, others remain in custody with no information about their condition or location, according to Enab Baladi.
President Sharaa said Syria would seek to “re-adjust its relations” with Russia and underlined the need for stability.
In an effort to curb the chaos, Daraa’s Internal Security Command issued a circular banning the illegal possession of weapons, Ultra Syria writes.
