Power Monopoly Threatens Sharaa’s Rule in Syria
AL-HAL
April 7, 2026
A leadership that clings to exclusive control risks losing internal legitimacy, Saed al-Haj Ali writes in Al-Hal.
A leadership that clings to exclusive control risks losing internal legitimacy, Saed al-Haj Ali writes in Al-Hal.
The food-security file stands out as the clearest and most transparent component of Ukraine’s approach, Ultra Syria writes.
President Zelensky’s arrival in Damascus follows an intensive round of diplomacy in Turkey, Syria TV writes.
Economic specialists argue that Syria’s geography, linking three continents, places it at the forefront of potential East-West transit routes, al-Thawra writes.
The latest findings of the International Commission of Inquiry on Syria function as a multilateral mirror, reflecting the early contours of President al-Sharaa’s first year in power, Michel Shammas writes in Al-Modon.
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Sharaa stressed that Syria stands ready to contribute to regional defense, al-Modon writes.
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Brian Mast addressed Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa directly, underscoring that while the United States has opened channels of communication, it has not extended endorsement.
Three years after the devastating earthquake of February 6, 2023, the grave of seven-year-old Islam al-Rifai stands as a quiet rebuke, Daraj writes.
Teaching Kurdish requires qualified and properly trained educational staff capable of implementing the new curricula, Ultra Syria writes.
The proposal follows a three-day tour of Israel, Cyprus, and Lebanon by Jens Spahn, the parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Union, al-Hal writes.
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The American shift coincided with a rapid Syrian military advance east of Aleppo beginning on 6 January
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