A group of protesters gathered in al-Muhafazah Square in Damascus, as part of a sit-in under the banner “Law and Dignity,” and were met by a counter demonstration from supporters of the government and its policies.
— Enab Baladi
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Report on the death of Alaa al-Din Adnan al-Amin, a 35-year-old Kurdish man, who died in the custody of the SDF Internal Security Forces (Asayish) after being arrested in October 2025.
— Syrians for Truth & Justice
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The Syrian government expects public revenues to rise by around 149% in 2026, driven primarily by oil and gas income.
The Syrian government estimates that total losses in the oil sector since 2011 amount to $115bn.
— Al Majalla
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Pipelines have a chequered history in the Middle East, but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led US Tom Barrack to conclude that a new route through Syria could solve some problems.
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UK Home Office moves hundreds of asylum seekers from hotels to army barracks
Refugee Council says UK govt’s spending watchdog found military sites not suitable, “more expensive than hotels, and they isolate people from local communities and essential services.”
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The judge said, “this hearing would not have been the same without the accounts” of Syrian employees who described daily lives marked by fear, crossing checkpoints and snipers, kidnappings, threats of dismissal.
— @justiceinfo.bsky.social
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Syria’s National Commission for the Forcibly Disappeared was created in May 2025. Almost a year later, it’s facing all sorts of challenges and is already struggling to maintain both public trust and clear governmental support.
— @justiceinfo.bsky.social
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Antoine Kassis, cousin of Bashar al-Assad, sought to trade Syria’s Russian- and Iranian-made weapons to a Latin American militia. He was convicted last month in a US federal court.
— @nytimes.com
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French cement maker Lafarge found guilty of paying millions of dollars to jihadist groups, including ISIS, to keep business running during the war in Syria.
Eight former employees guilty of financing terrorism.
Former CEO Bruno Lafont jailed for six years.
— BBC News
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Armed Factions’ Mobilisation to Suwayda in July 2025
New report by @syrianarchive.bsky.social seeks to add contextual information as a starting point for understanding the various military groups active at the time, and their areas and dates of operation.
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‘We waited 12 years’: escapees from Syria’s camps face an uncertain future
In early February, Xhetan Ndregjoni got word that his niece Eva was on her way after escaping the squalid desert camp where she had been held since she was a child.
— @theguardian.com
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#Aleppo taxi drivers staged a protest Sunday, demanding an end to private cars operating via ride-hailing apps or their inclusion in dedicated platforms. #Syria #Transport #Privatization #GigEconomy
Syrians under temporary protection in #Turkey have fallen 38.5% over five years, from 3.74M in 2021 to about 2.3M, according to government data released Saturday. #Syria #TemporaryProtection #MigrationPolicy
@FEWSNET warns of “crisis” food insecurity in northeast and northwest #Syria and continued “stress” levels in the south, driven by flooding, rising prices, declining purchasing power and security disruptions. #FoodSecurity #FoodCrisis #Inflation #ClimateImpact
#Hasakah saw a new detainee exchange Saturday between the Central Authority and #SDF, with 400 released by the Authority in exchange for 90 by SDF. Envoy Ziad al-Ayesh said the Interior Ministry will take over SDF prisons, while Justice reviews cases. #Syria
Yusuf and Abu were overjoyed when Assad fell. They returned to their seized land and planted vegetables.
But the land was earmarked for “Victory Boulevard,” a project Homs residents only learned of through billboards in June 2025, with no consultation.
— Ammar Azzouz
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Hezbollah denied accusations by the Syrian Interior Ministry that it was linked to a cell the ministry said had been planning an assassination operation in the capital, Damascus, describing the claims as “false and fabricated.”
— Enab Baladi
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Specialised teams begin clearing mines at the Conoco gas field in Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria, as part of preliminary measures to rehabilitate damaged oil infrastructure and return the field to service.
— @thenewarab.bsky.social
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One year on, Syria’s government shows limited achievements and no clear strategy
— A detailed critical survey by Enab Baladi
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A drone crashed near US diplomats inside grounds of Baghdad airport earlier this week as they escorted freed journalist Shelly Kittleson.
State Dept expressed “strong condemnation” to Iraq of attacks by pro-Iran groups, including “ambush of US diplomats” on April 8.
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Interior Ministry says five people arrested, allegedly linked to Hezbollah, after security forces saw woman attempting to “plant an explosive device in front of the house of a religious figure” near a church in Damascus’s Bab Touma area.
— @thenewarab.bsky.social
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The targeted killing of terrorist leaders “brings forward a younger, more radical leadership which makes the group more indiscriminately violent,” this 2013 study found.
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When Syrian government accounts were hijacked in March, the breach looked chaotic. But it revealed something more troubling: a state struggling with the most basic layer of cybersecurity. www.wired.com/story/inside...
Children in Syria navigate villages and farmlands riddled with mines and bombs.
A viral video shot in Ain Issa, Raqqa, showed a group of young boys dismantling unexploded ordnance with their bare hands, rushing playfully from one to the next.
@thenewarab.bsky.social
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Syria should ratify the Rome Statute of the ICC, @globalr2p.org recommends.
“Justice and accountability must be pursued for victims of serious crimes, regardless of the perpetrator. This includes holding HTS accountable for crimes committed during the conflict.”
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Man on trial in Netherlands accused of torture and sexual violence while he was lead interrogator for pro-Assad National Defence Force.
In court, the 58-year-old claimed he was being conspired against by victims, witnesses, and Dutch police.
— @thenewarab.bsky.social
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Entire family from Deir Ezzor, Syria, reported killed in Israeli attack on Beirut:
Furat Saleh Al-Issa, 40
Abdul Karim Hamad Al-Khalifa, 18
Raad Hamad Al-Khalifa, 14
Ramez Hamad Al-Khalifa, 12
Rahaf Hamad Al-Khalifa, 14
Fatima Hamad Al-Khalifa, 11
Walaa Hamoud Al-Khalifa, 16
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Syria’s Civil Aviation Authority announces reopening of Syrian airspace, resumption of operations at Damascus Airport, following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran.
— Enab Baladi
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More than 200,000 people have crossed from Lebanon into Syria, UNHCR said on March 31.
Around 180,000 were Syrians, including refugees who had previously fled to Lebanon.
More than 28,000 Lebanese also crossed, most fleeing Israeli bombardment.
— Enab Baladi
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International Committee of the Red Cross “outraged by the devastating death and destruction” in Lebanon today
Heavy explosive weapons with wide-area effects struck densely populated areas
More than 100 killed, hundreds wounded, incl. women, children, medics
— @icrc.org
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