Syrian Markets: Price Chaos Continues Amid Weak Oversight
AL-HAL
December 23, 2025
This disorder unfolds against the backdrop of severe living pressures, al-Hal writes.
This disorder unfolds against the backdrop of severe living pressures, al-Hal writes.
The Syrian Minister stressed that “the al-Jazira region is a national priority,” warning that “any delay in integrating the SDF into state institutions will negatively affect reconstruction efforts.”
The convergence of these American statements and Israeli military actions has heightened Syrian concerns that a new, entrenched occupation reality is taking shape in southern Syria.
If the struggle for daily sustenance once diverted broad sectors of society from democratic concerns, the situation has since grown immeasurably worse as a result of the catastrophic war Syria has endured, Faisal Allouche argues.
Lifting the Caesar Act should be seen not as a final achievement but as a phase in testing the Syrian government’s seriousness in building a capable state that is both internally and externally acceptable, Syria TV argues.
“Syria is emerging from a long period of civil unrest and internal conflict,” the White House stated
Discussions surrounding a Syrian–European partnership within the Euro-Mediterranean framework are resurfacing, according to al-Thawra.
The update follows the United Kingdom’s routine reviews to determine whether the continued designation of certain individuals or entities remains justified under prevailing legal criteria.
Public Prosecution Demands Eight-Year Sentence for Syrian Businessman Firas Tlass
Available information indicates that the U.S.-led International Coalition is now encouraging the SDF to engage in security coordination with the Syrian government.
The suffocating deadlock in Suweida has cast a shadow over Syria’s national scene, Ali al-Abdallah writes in Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
The Solicitor General in Damascus ordered the release of Syrian journalist Iyad Sharbaji, following a 24-hour detention in the capital, according to al-Hal.
Syrian security sources said the attack took place during a joint field patrol near a compound in the Palmyra desert
Political researcher Abdullah al-Kheir argued that the United States has adopted a firm position against political decentralisation or federalism in Syria, asserting that Barak’s comments reflect a strategic orientation rather than a personal view.
As regional tensions simmer and military manoeuvres persist, the situation in Quneitra underscores the broader volatility of the Israeli–Syrian frontier and the geopolitical vacuum left by weakened state institutions and stalled diplomatic processes.
The meeting between Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Vladimir Putin appears to have offered both sides an opportunity to reassess the foundations of their political communication, Malek al-Hafez writes in Syria TV.
Mohammad Alaa Ghanem, Head of Political Affairs at the Syrian American Council, confirmed that the vote passed with 312 members in favour and 112 opposed, calling it “the most difficult hurdle, now overcome.”
The Syrian government has officially recognised an organisation dedicated to preserving Jewish heritage in Syria and reclaiming properties confiscated during the rule of ousted president Bashar al-Assad.
Ayman al-Dasouki, senior researcher at the Omran Center, pointed out to Syria Television that although the Caesar Act’s impact on reconstruction is substantial, it represents only one among many hurdles to rebuilding Syria in a secure and stable manner.
These remarks came a day after the Israeli prime minister’s office firmly denied media reports alleging that Benjamin Netanyahu had refused to sign a security agreement with Syria in September.
