AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoSyria Recovery & Investment: Damascus is pushing sanctions relief as a key lever for reconstruction and private investment, after a phone call between President Ahmed al-Sharaa and U.S. President Donald Trump highlighted the sanctions file as central to restarting the economy. Oil & Gas Logistics: Iraq is accelerating crude exports by expanding pipeline routes and lining up a Syria-linked Mediterranean option, with plans to ship Basrah crude via Baniyas and Tartous as Hormuz disruptions squeeze Gulf shipping. Water & Agriculture: A Syrian hydrologist warns illegal wells are driving a water “catastrophe,” urging authorities to shut hundreds of thousands of wells that drain aquifers and worsen spring and river depletion—an issue made sharper by Euphrates flooding that damaged farms. Security & Local Arms Control: Clashes in Zakya (Damascus countryside) again spotlight illicit weapons and the pressure on internal forces to reassert state control. Regional Transport Connectivity: Türkiye is planning to revive and extend the Hejaz Railway, starting with a link to Aleppo in Syria, aiming to build an alternative trade corridor beyond Hormuz. State-Building in Iraq: Iraq’s PM hosted Iranian-backed militia leaders to thank them for supporting a plan to place arms under state control—raising questions about how quickly armed groups will actually comply.
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