According a document obtained by Zaman al-Wasl, Asfari proposes a 25-year investment framework for Syrian gas.
Qabalan identified Syria’s internal sectarian divisions as its most pressing challenge.
The announcement followed a press conference in Damascus on September 9 by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani alongside a Russian delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.
Shibani said that despite the heavy toll paid by Syrians in recent years, the country now faces the future with renewed confidence.
Contacts between the SDF and Ankara suggest a tentative thaw, reminiscent of Turkey’s pivot toward Masoud Barzani’s Kurdistan Regional Government.
600,000 barrels of heavy crude were dispatched from the port of Tartus aboard the tanker Nissos Christiana, as announced by the Syrian Ministry of Energy.
For years, Goznak has been in the crosshairs of Western governments, Ghazwan Koronfol writes to Enab Baladi.
The vessel MJ Sofia docked in Tartous in the early hours of Wednesday carrying more than 19,000 metric tons of Romanian barley, according to al-Hal.
Damascus views a renewed Russian presence as a potential deterrent against Israeli airstrikes, which Tel Aviv argues are aimed at protecting the Druze community and maintaining control over the Golan Heights buffer zone.
Russia’s involvement in Qamishli dates back to late 2019, when it positioned itself as a buffer force between the SDF and Turkish troops, Daraj writes.
An anonymous source present at a meeting Assaad al-Shibani and members of the Syrian community in Moscow said Sharaa is keen to see Russian military police resume their former positions in the south, Syria TV reports.
Syria TV quotes sources saying that Russia is taking steps to “avoid attention” by conducting movements under cover of night.
Shibani’s visit underscores a sensitive recalibration in Syria–Russia relations, Syria TV writes.
Analysts view Damascus’ outreach as both pragmatic and strategic, Syria TV writes.
This visit represents the most significant development in ties between the new Syrian administration and Russia, the principal backer of ousted president Bashar al-Assad, Syria TV writes.
The Syrian transitional authorities have demonstrated a deep disconnect from the foundational ideals of the revolution they claim to represent, Khaled Waleed Sarhan writes The Syrian Observer.
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.
This economic outreach comes amid an expanding Emirati footprint in Syria’s port infrastructure, 963 writes.
Political researcher Sarkis Qassarjian sees U.S. policy in Syria as part of a wider effort to deconflict regional rivalries and create space for long-term economic projects, Ultra Syria writes.
The Dutch government’s report does not offer policy recommendations but presents a clear-eyed assessment of Syria’s volatile new reality
