In a nationally televised address, Sharaa described the recent lifting of international sanctions as a “historic turning point.
While the transitional government led by President Ahmad al-Sharaa pledges reform and unity, many senior military officials have direct links to past violations.
Damascus is known for its tolerance, but fears persist that the new leadership has Salafist leanings, Lina Sinjab argues in Daraj.
“Assad’s rule left generations angry and divided. Now, with no real reconciliation, even small sparks ignite violence”, says social counselor Zaid Abu Amin.
The Interior Ministry announced that security forces had launched an immediate investigation, identifying and arresting the individuals seen in the video, according to Enab Baladi.
With 188 total participants in a poll conducted by Wael Sawah, Ayman Asfari emerged as the clear front-runner, securing 118 votes—over 62% of the total.
Despite ongoing engagement, the United States maintains an ambiguous stance towards Syria’s new leadership, al-Araby al-Jadeed writes.
Mohammed Afif Nayfeh was a civil servant in Damascus Municipality prior to the outbreak of the Syrian revolution in 2011. His life was upended when security officers arrived at his office and ordered him to join a civilian team tasked with burying victims.
The fate of these individuals divides Syrian society. One camp—led by the current Damascus authorities—sees it as a betrayal to expel those who fought and suffered alongside Syrians. Yet, many reject this sympathetic view.
One woman’s testimony from Syria’s fragile transition—between dreams of justice and the fear of erasure. By an anonymous judge. Documented by Nowara Mahfoud for Daraj.
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.
The new cabinet, composed of 22 ministers, reflects a blend of technocrats, returnees from the diaspora, symbolic minority figures, and key holdovers from the interim ruling coalition dominated by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham.
Maysa Sabrin was appointed in December 2024, shortly after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, becoming the first woman to head the Central Bank.
Vehicles promoting Islam have periodically toured predominantly Christian neighborhoods in Damascus, Daraj writes.
According to Le Figaro, the Biden administration, through the mediation of Oman, proposed confidential discussions in Muscat aimed at resolving key issues, including the fate of missing American journalist Austin Tice
Syrian deposits in Lebanese banks belong to private individuals, not to the Syrian state, Toufic Shoman writes in Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
Observers believe that appointing Asfari as Prime minister could serve multiple interests, as his background does not pose a direct challenge to key factions in power, Jisr writes.
“Once the process of communication matures and the preliminary working papers are prepared, the National Dialogue Conference will undoubtedly be convened”, the spokesperson for the Preparatory Committee for the National Dialogue Conference, Hassan al-Dughaim, told SANA.
Iraqi authorities identified 93 mass graves believed to contain the remains of Yazidi victims, with 32 graves still unopened in Sinjar and Al-Ba’aj.
