A top business delegation from Türkiye met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus on Friday to discuss opportunities for economic …
Turkish energy minister says SOCAR may become partner in providing gas to Syria
Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday that Azerbaijan’s SOCAR could become a partner in Turkey’s plans to provide Syria with natural gas, adding that Ankara hoped to start the …
With sanctions lifted, Syria looks to solar power as more than a patchwork fix to its energy crisis
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Abdulrazak al-Jenan swept the dust off his solar panel on his apartment roof overlooking Damascus. Syria’s largest city was mostly pitch-black, the few speckles of light coming …
A Syrian death factory gives up its secrets
Under the Assad regime, Saydnaya prison became a mass-killing machine; ‘a symbol of shame for the whole world.’ …
Trump signs an executive order ending US sanctions on Syria
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending U.S. sanctions on Syria, following through on a promise …
Turkish business world shifts focus to Syria’s recovery
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) is preparing a delegation to visit Damascus to explore ways to contribute to Syria’s reconstruction and revive its private sector and …
In Syria, unexploded ordnance prolongs the casualties of an ended war
Rebuilding Syria is proving a potentially lethal task, as streets and farmland are seeded with unexploded land mines – with children and civilians in harm’s way.
Why Gulf states are rushing to shape Syria’s post-sanctions transition
Arab Gulf states are moving quickly to entrench themselves in Syria’s post-Assad future, launching a surge of diplomatic, financial and infrastructure support. The aim is to stabilise the war-ravaged …
Syrian Refugees In Lebanon Told Their Homes Must Be Demolished
Lebanon has accepted Syrian refugees but doesn’t want them to think they can stay forever, so it’s told thousands that their homes must be demolished. NPR’s Ruth Sherlock visited one town where …
Damascus uproar: Historic Syrian cinema ordered to vacate in one week
ALBAWABA – Artists, directors, and cultural leaders from all over Syria are very angry about the Damascus Endowments Directorate’s choice to end its lea …