Syria’s Wildfires Ignite Not Only Forests—But Political Divides
DARAJ
July 9, 2025
The fires have exposed systemic gaps in Syria’s environmental governance, Daraj writes.
The fires have exposed systemic gaps in Syria’s environmental governance, Daraj writes.
The wildfires, primarily affecting the Lattakia governorate, have coincided with smaller blazes across various regions of the country, Ultra Syria writes.
Israeli media suggests the Golan issue may no longer be a red line in future negotiations.
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.
The complaint, brought by human rights advocate Imadeddin Al-Muntasser, claims that the defendants misused their political visibility and past affiliations with the Syrian opposition to lure investments into what he describes as fake ventures.
The Syrian Ministry of Information has firmly denied widespread media reports claiming that President Ahmad al-Sharaa survived an assassination attempt during a recent visit to the southern province of Daraa.
Legal experts argue that the current nationality law violates Syria’s own constitutional principles as well as its international commitments, Syria TV writes.
The Damascus Governorate issued a detailed statement Thursday morning clarifying the nature of the Qasioun redevelopment project and providing specifics about the work carried out over the past two months, Syria TV writes.
Betting on warlords may provide short-term stability, but it undermines Syria’s fragile social fabric, Shilan Sheikh Musa writes in Al-Hal.
While rumours of conscription’s return continue to circulate, there is little evidence suggesting that Syria is abandoning its new military trajectory, 963 writes.
This economic outreach comes amid an expanding Emirati footprint in Syria’s port infrastructure, 963 writes.
Despite concerns about Sharaa’s background, Israeli officials now describe him as pragmatic and independent of Ankara, according to Axios.
The transitional government inherited, as economist Mohib Saleha of the Arab International University puts it to 963 media, “a shattered economy plagued by hyperinflation, stagnant growth, exorbitant energy and transportation costs, low wages, currency depreciation, and widespread supply bottlenecks.”
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
U.S. Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barak confirmed to the agency that Washington had reached a “verbal understanding” with the Syrian transitional government regarding the plan
The Turkish announcement comes amid reports that Syria’s transitional government has launched an ambitious plan to build a unified national army, Ultra Syria writes.
Ahmad al-Sharaa’s administration may have succeeded the Assad regime, but it has yet to dismantle the political architecture of fear, fragmentation and mistrust that it inherited
Barak praised the evolving cooperation between the United States and Turkey on Syria, according to Syria TV.
The SNHR said that the persistence of civilian deaths, even in the post-Assad phase, underscores the fragility of Syria’s transition.
