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Paris negotiations run into “SDF” demands and Damascus’s refusal
Enab Baladi
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July 27, 2025
Enab Baladi – Mohammad Kakhi The battle the Syrian government launched against local factions in Suwayda has revived questions about its ability to rein in its forces and the areas it controls. Units wearing Ministry of Defence uniforms committed...
Gaza famine, failed ceasefire talks and sectarian bloodshed in Syria
The Arab American News
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July 27, 2025
The events of this week in the Arab World have painted a grim picture and heightened pessimism about the prospects of achieving the peace promises touted by President Trump during his election campaign. On one hand, Washington has allowed Israeli...
Chairman of the Syrian Civil Aviation Authority explains 2030 vision including Mezzeh Airport
SANA
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July 27, 2025
Damascus, SANA- Chairman of the Syrian Civil Aviation Authority, Omar al-Hussary, said Sunday that The Authority is working on implementing a comprehensive vision aimed at rehabilitating the existing infrastructure and repositioning Syria as a...
Why the world is treating the new Syria differently from the new Lebanon
The National News
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The US, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries are pressing ahead to encourage Syria to become a model for much of the Middle East. That involves co-existence with Israel, the containment of extremist movements and engagement with...
Presidents of Syria and France discuss domestic situation
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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July 27, 2025
During the exchange, the two leaders addressed the latest events in Syria, the prospects for strengthening national stability and moving towards a sustainable political solution, in a context marked by regional tensions and humanitarian...
Salam Signs Agreement with Syria’s Ministry of Communications and Technology to Expand Digital Infrastructure and Foster Regional Integration
Eye of Riyadh
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As part of the Saudi-Syrian Investment Forum held in Damascus under the patronage of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Etihad Salam Telecom Company (“Salam”) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Communications and...
Sweida peace follows huge Israeli airstrikes on Damascus
OpEdNews
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July 26, 2025
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Israel attacked the defense ministry building twice, and near the presidential palace in Damascus on July 16. As the afternoon traffic drove by in the heart of the city, huge plumes of smoke...
BAPPC with Orange County Companies and Partners Voice Business Opposition to Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan
ABILITY Magazine
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Business owners signed Surfrider Foundation surfboard opposing offshore drilling in CA and presented it to the Trump Administration On Thursday, August 22, 2019, the Business Alliance for Protecting the Pacific Coast (BAPPC) and its partners...
Syria, Saudi Arabia sign 47 deals worth over $6bn
Gulf Times
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July 24, 2025
Syrian and Saudi dignitaries who took part in the investment forum Syria and Saudi Arabia Thursday signed 47 investment agreements with a total value exceeding $6bn, marking the conclusion of the Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum, held under the...
Syrian Emergency Minister to Enab Baladi: We’re Working to Keep Civilians Away from Weapons Depots
Enab Baladi
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July 24, 2025
The Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management in Syria is working to keep civilians away from sites containing weapons and ammunition depots, according to Minister Raed al-Saleh in a statement to Enab Baladi following today’s explosion,...
Syria, Saudi Arabia sign 6-bln-USD investment deals
Xinhua News Agency
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DAMASCUS, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Syria and Saudi Arabia signed 46 agreements and memoranda of understanding worth 6 billion U.S. dollars here on Thursday during a high-level investment forum, according to Syria's state-run SANA news agency. The forum...
Syria adopts Saudi investment protection agreement to attract investors
Saudi Gazette
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July 24, 2025
Saudi Gazette report DAMASCUS — Syria has formally adopted a Saudi-developed agreement for the protection of foreign investors, laying the foundation for future investments flowing into the country. The move marks a key milestone in Syria’s...
Syria and Saudi Arabia ink 47 agreements valued at over $6bn
News.Az
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Saudi Arabian and Syrian flags MicroStockHub/iStockphoto/Getty Images/FILE On Thursday, Syria and Saudi Arabia signed 47 investment agreements worth over $6 billion, marking the conclusion of the Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum, which was held under...
Syria's Long Road to Recovery
In These Times - Illinois
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Aleppo, Syria — Mohamed Zair sat in a neon-lit recovery ward, a thick bandage wrapped around his abdomen and a cast on his leg. A week earlier, in late January, he and a friend were severely wounded in a car crash. His friend, still unconscious,...
US imperialism has a new engine. Its battery? Congo's raw wealth
The New Arab
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July 30, 2025
The pattern is clear, the profits are Western, and the victims, whether in DRC or Gaza, are the people of the Global South, writes Nandita Lal [photo credit: Getty Images] The US-brokered ‘peace deal’ between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of...
Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum Begins in Damascus
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 24, 2025
Under the patronage of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum kicked off on Thursday in Damascus, attended by various ministers and officials from both countries. Saudi Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih delivered...
Syria faces collapse of traditional agriculture as drought rages
The New Arab
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July 24, 2025
This year, Syria is experiencing one of the worst environmental and climatic disasters in its modern history. Climate change, chronic environmental degradation, and the long-term effects of prolonged war have combined to push the country into an...
Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum kicks off at People’s Palace in Damascus
SANA
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July 24, 2025
Damascus, SANA- In the presence of President Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum kicks off at People’s Palace in Damascus. Minister of Economy and Industry Dr. Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar, in a speech at Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum said:...
Understanding Israel and Trump’s conflicting agendas in Syria
Mondoweiss
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July 26, 2025
A common cliche used by American politicians when describing the relationship between the United States and Israel is that “there is no daylight between the two” on policy. That aphorism has generally held, especially when it comes to Israel’s...
Are Syria's Kurds next at risk of sectarian violence?
Deutsche Welle
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July 26, 2025
In the aftermath of the latest violence against minorities in Syria, military representatives of Syria's largest minority, the around 2.5 million Kurds, have now clarified that for them, "disarmament is a red line." On Thursday, Farhad Shami, the...