Syria… The Question and the Stakes of Normalization
AL-ARABY AL-JADEED
July 9, 2025
In an article in Al-Araby al-Jadeed, Marwan Kabalan wonders at what cost would Israel agree to Syria’s conditions for normalization.
In an article in Al-Araby al-Jadeed, Marwan Kabalan wonders at what cost would Israel agree to Syria’s conditions for normalization.
Despite official denials, Israeli and international media outlets continue to speculate about the existence of a quiet negotiation track between Syria and Israel, Shaam writes.
The wildfires, primarily affecting the Lattakia governorate, have coincided with smaller blazes across various regions of the country, Ultra Syria writes.
In recent days, Israeli officials have dismissed the possibility that Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa would agree to any peace deal without a complete Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Golan Heights, Syria TV writes.
President Sharaa met with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
The prospect of returning to Syria, now discussed more openly among some Syrian refugees in Germany after the regime’s fall, is not always framed as
U.S. and Syrian sources confirmed that Washington has shared intelligence with Damascus regarding the renewed threat posed by ISIS, Syria TV writes.
Israeli media suggests the Golan issue may no longer be a red line in future negotiations.
The so-called “settlement document” no longer serves as a tool for reconciliation or reintegration. Instead, it has morphed into a delayed death certificate, Daraj writes.
85 strategic bridges have been destroyed during the years of war, with 40 already repaired through previous projects, according to Shaam.
Minister Bashir said that technical committees had been established to review bilateral water agreements, including the Yarmouk Basin agreement between the two countries.
In the absence of elections, the regime has opted to fill the legislative vacuum by appointing members to the People’s Assembly, Rania Mustafa argues in al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Al-Modon reported that the arrest took place while Hassan was filming inside the Directorate of Water Resources in Quneitra.
In the absence of transparency and decisive action, the telecom sector—like much of Syria’s war economy—risks remaining a fiefdom of recycled elites, Daraj argues.
Trump’s decision marks one of the most dramatic shifts in U.S. Middle East policy.
The announcement came one day after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order formally ending the U.S. sanctions program on Syria, Syria TV writes.
In his address to the Security Council, Pedersen highlighted Syria’s growing exposure to terrorist threats and unresolved conflicts, al-Hal writes.
Critics argue that the decision is particularly harmful in a country with no reliable public transportation system, Syria TV writes.
The fragile understandings between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are facing renewed uncertainty, as Damascus abandons its earlier conciliatory tone in
The investigation, based on field testimonies, satellite imagery, and internal communications, points to a chain of command that runs through the Ministry of Defense, with particular focus on its spokesperson, Hassan Abdel Ghani.
