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Syria: $2 Million Deal to Rehabilitate Wells and Strengthen Water Security in Rural Damascus
Enab Baladi
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September 8, 2025
The Damascus and Rural Damascus Water and Sanitation Authority signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday, September 8, with the humanitarian organization Rahma Without Borders, worth $2 million, to rehabilitate water wells in Wadi Marwan and...
Al-Sumariyah: A battle over land and identity on the walls of Damascus
Enab Baladi
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September 10, 2025
Enab Baladi – Mowaffak al-Khouja | Wasim al-Adawi | Amir Huquq The dispute over al-Sumariyah, on the edge of the Syrian capital Damascus, has taken a contentious turn, shifting from a demand to restore property and land to a confrontation with the...
Catholic leaders link climate action and global peace
Catholic News
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September 10, 2025
The 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 30) will take place in Brazil in Novemebr (Supplied) In a joint statement ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in November, three international Catholic organisations have stressed the...
The Media Line: Is New Syrian Faction Saraya al-Jawad Local, Proxy or Propaganda? Experts Weigh In
SRN News
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September 10, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix Is New Syrian Faction Saraya al-Jawad Local, Proxy or Propaganda? Experts Weigh In Experts say the group may be an independent local offshoot of coastal networks or a proxy for actors using a new label to disrupt regional...
Turkish goods flood the market, threatening Syrian products
Enab Baladi
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September 9, 2025
Enab Baladi – Amir Huquq Syrian markets have recently witnessed an abundance of Turkish products, especially since the fall of the Assad regime and the adoption of a free-market policy by the new government. This has limited the reach and...
Emirati magnate Khalaf al-Habtoor plans investment in Syria
The New Arab
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September 10, 2025
Al-Habtoor, who is the chairman of the Al Habtoor Group conglomerate based in the United Arab Emirates, led an Emirati business delegation that visited Syria to look at potential investments [GETTY] Emirati business magnate Khalaf al-Habtoor said...
New footage of man wanted for killing Syrian woman in Almere
NL Times
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September 10, 2025
New footage has emerged of Omar Alhamad, the man wanted for killing 24-year-old Boushra in Almere last month. The police found Alhamad’s car last week after a tip, and that led to new footage of the man, the police said on Opsporing Verzocht on...
‘They told me what their bodies had lived through’: how Syrian vigilantes inspired new thriller Ghost Trail
The Guardian
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September 10, 2025
‘I never show a single image of torture,” says French director Jonathan Millet. “When you leave things off-screen, often the image the viewer creates are the ones that are most deeply anchored in their fears and anxieties.” Millet’s new film,...
Does “New Syria” Need a Stock Exchange?
The Syrian Observer
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September 9, 2025
A stock exchange is more than just a platform for a select group of investors and traders — it can serve as a barometer of confidence in a government’s economic stewardship. As Syria enters a new chapter following the fall of the Assad regime, a...
Emirati Tycoon Khalaf al-Habtoor Announces Major Investment Plans in Post-War Syria
[your]NEWS
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September 9, 2025
By Emmanuel Ogbonna Emirati business magnate Khalaf al-Habtoor, chairman of the Dubai-based Al Habtoor Group, revealed on Tuesday that he intends to channel significant investments into Syria, a country still reeling from nearly 14 years of civil...
Emirati magnate Khalaf al-Habtoor says he plans to invest in war-torn Syria
Yahoo Finance
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DAMASCUS (AP) — Emirati business magnate Khalaf al-Habtoor said Tuesday that he plans to invest in projects including car dealerships and a network of buses in Syria, as the country struggles to recover from a civil war spanning nearly 14 years....
The Media Line: Damascus Condemns Israeli Airstrikes on Military Sites in Homs, Latakia, and Palmyra
SRN News
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September 9, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix Damascus Condemns Israeli Airstrikes on Military Sites in Homs, Latakia, and Palmyra By Rizik Alabi /The Media Line Staff In a significant escalation, Israeli warplanes launched a series of intensive airstrikes early Tuesday...
The Council: Establishing of ENKS during the Syrian revolution came as an objective need to unite the Kurdish people
ARK News
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The Council: Establishing of ENKS during the Syrian revolution came as an objective need to unite the Kurdish people ARK News… Ten years have passed since the start of the Syrian revolution, which coincided with the climates of the Arab Spring at...
Gender Justice in Syrian Refugee Crisis Means Including Men, a Scholar Argues
Al-Fanar Media
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September 9, 2025
Much of the international humanitarian assistance flowing to the millions of Syrians displaced by their country’s civil war focuses on women, excluding men from the gender justice framework. This creates a narrative that simplifies male identity...
Report: Israeli strike in Syria targeted Turkish missile warehouse
Israel Hayom
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September 9, 2025
The Saudi news channel Al-Hadath reported Tuesday that the IDF site struck overnight in the Syrian city of Homs was a warehouse storing missiles and air defense equipment. According to the report, the weapons were manufactured in Turkey and had...
Queer Syrians in Germany: Dreaming of a Homeland That Protects Them
The Syrian Observer
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September 8, 2025
Following the ousting of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, many Syrians envisioned a nation founded on freedom and equality. Yet for queer Syrians in exile—particularly those in Europe—that dream remains out of reach. They argue that genuine...
KSrelief signs cooperation pacts to support Syria
Saudi Gazette
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September 8, 2025
Saudi Gazette report DAMASCUS — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has signed a number of agreements with the Syrian Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management in Damascus on Sunday. The agreements were signed in the...
Israeli strikes hit Homs as Syrian–Israeli meeting expected soon
Al Mayadeen
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September 8, 2025
Israeli warplanes launch an aggression on Syria’s Homs countryside and other areas from Lebanese airspace. Israeli fighter jets carried out air raids on Homs' countryside, Syria, from Lebanon's northern airspace late Monday, Al Mayadeen's...
Brics leaders call for cooperation in protectionist global environment
Mail & Guardian
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September 8, 2025
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the uncertainty of the new trading regime had already harmed the country’s economy Unilateral tariff actions contribute to a protectionist environment, which poses hardships and danger for the countries of the Global...
From Euphoria to Uncertainty: The Tide of Hope in Post-Assad Syria
The Syrian Observer
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September 8, 2025
In the months following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on 8 December 2024, Syria was swept by a wave of euphoria. For many, the collapse of a brutal, overreaching system that had dragged the country into a prolonged war and mass displacement...