The UNHCR estimates that 16.7 million people—roughly 90% of Syria’s population—still require some form of humanitarian aid. Additionally, more than 7.4 million people remain internally displaced.
A statement from the Lebanese Prime Minister’s media office confirmed that Salam’s visit aims to reorganize bilateral relations following recent political shifts in Syria.
The move comes after World Bank President David Malpass confirmed in remarks during a G20 meeting in April that the international financial institution is discussing debt restructuring for a number of troubled countries, including Syria
A panel discussion on Syria, held Saturday at the Antalya Diplomatic Forum in Turkey, proceeded without a single Syrian speaker—a conspicuous omission that drew immediate questions from the audience and sparked criticism over representation.
In recent days, the area around the Teishrin Dam has experienced a marked calm following months of deadly confrontations, North Press reports.
The decision comes after the killing of a pro-government commander and mounting tensions in southern Syria
Maher al-Sharaa is married to Tatiana Zakirova, a Russian national who also holds Syrian citizenship
Ghalioun stressed the urgency of initiating a bottom-up democratic transition—beginning with free local elections and democratic trade unions, Syria TV says.
A comprehensive review of Syrian diplomatic missions abroad is currently underway, Syria TV writes.
President Sharaa’s foreign visits carry extraordinary weight, al-Hurriya writes.
Millions of Syrians are now struggling to secure their most basic nutritional needs as living conditions continue to deteriorate, al-Araby al-Jadeed writes.
Drawing inspiration from the Prophet Muhammad’s sermon after the conquest of Mecca, Afraa Jalabi quotes his historic declaration of a new era in which all pre-Islamic violence, discrimination, and tribal vengeance were abolished.
In Syria, federalism may be a fact before it becomes a choice. In Lebanon, it is a choice haunted by history and loaded with unresolved fears, Daraj writes.
Symbolic violence against Alawites became a vessel for collective psychological release, Daraj argues.
Regarding the U.S. military presence in Syria, the State Department affirmed that no decision has been made about withdrawing American forces.
Syria’s transitional government embodies a profound paradox: it is both the fruit of revolutionary achievement and the object of revolutionary expectation.
The Secretariat will oversee domestic political activities, participate in formulating national policies, and manage the assets of the dissolved Ba’ath Party and former ruling coalition, al-Modon reports.
Syria’s fragile post-conflict transition was shaken this week by a series of brutal armed attacks that left at least 13 civilians dead, Zaman al-Wasl writes.
The transitional authority is not reconstructing the state, but reconstituting obedience as a totalising structure, Malik al-Hafez argues.
Israeli intelligence believes that Syria’s new government is working to restore military installations and missile systems in the country’s south, Shaam writes.
