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Talabat resumes services in Qatar after suspension for 'misleading consumers'
The National News
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Food delivery company talabat said on Monday that it has resumed services in Qatar after it was temporarily suspended last week by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry for providing "false and misleading" information to customers. The company,...
Saudi Arabia grants Syria 1.65mln barrels of crude oil
Zawya
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Saudi Arabia, represented by the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), has provided a grant to supply Syria with 1,650,000 barrels of crude oil. The grant follows directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and...
Preliminary Analysis of Ayman Asfari’s Proposal for Syrian Gas Investment
The Syrian Observer
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September 14, 2025
A general review of the proposal submitted by businessman Ayman Al-Asfari for investment in Syrian gas fields—according to documents obtained by the “Syrian Shadow Government – Zaman Al-Wasl”—reveals elements of coercion embedded within the offer....
Syria to launch major modernization of Baniyas oil refinery
Shafaq News
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September 14, 2025
2025-09-14T11:37:13+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Damascus Syria’s General Petroleum Corporation announced on Sunday a large-scale modernization project at the Baniyas refinery, set to begin next year, assuring that local...
Syria's silent war: How a devastating drought threatens post-conflict recovery
The Week
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Water scarcity, crop failure, and food insecurity, the three persistent pressures that were once a salient contributing factor to Syria’s social unrest-turned-civil war, are now looming as impediments to the country’s arduous road to recovery....
From Dependency to Balance: Damascus and Moscow Relations
Enab Baladi
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September 14, 2025
Enab Baladi – Amir Huquq Signs of a revival in Syrian–Russian relations have surfaced in recent weeks, following Syria’s political shift in late 2024 after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, which Moscow had long supported. The latest...
ICO launches AED 8 million aid projects in Syria
Sharjah24
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Projects focused on essential services Dr Khaled Abdul Wahab Al Khaja, Secretary-General of ICO and head of the visiting delegation, stated that the projects include the construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation of schools and mosques,...
Syrian presidential adviser: Qatar relations at their peak
Gulf Times
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September 13, 2025
Syrian Presidential Adviser for Media Affairs, Dr Ahmed Muwaffaq Zidan, has affirmed that the Syria-Qatar relations are far more rock-solid than ever, pointing out that the key challenge now is how to elevate these ties to new heights and build...
Al-Shara: Syria Moves Beyond the Past to Build a Future Based on Sovereignty and Openness
Jordan News
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September 13, 2025
Syrian President Ahmad Al-Shara spoke about Syria’s future vision, emphasizing a policy of economic openness and balanced relations with regional and international powers. He addressed multiple issues, including relations with Russia and Iran, the...
Syria Chemical Weapons Concerns Widen with New Evidence, United Nations Disarmament Chief Tells Security Council
The National Tribune
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September 12, 2025
Evidence of nerve agents was found in samples collected from a site in Syria, and information suggests that over 100 additional locations may have been involved in chemical-weapons-related activities in the country, a senior United Nations...
Syria rejects partition, no lasting break with Iran: Al-Sharaa
Al Mayadeen
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September 12, 2025
Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa outlined efforts to rebuild regional and international relations while balancing ties with Russia, Iran, and Egypt, addressing domestic unrest, and rejecting partition amid a fragile transitional period....
Syrian Market Now Open (Partially) to US Businesses and Persons
JD Supra - California
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September 12, 2025
Key Takeaways Syria sanctions have been lifted and export controls have been substantially relaxed, but Many entities and individuals previously sanctioned under the Syria program remain sanctioned under the new PAARSS program; and License...
Syrian and Indian Arrested in Kuwait for Running an Adulterated Food Factory in Mishrief
Arab Times
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September 12, 2025
KUWAIT CITY, Sep 12: In a joint operation, the Ministry of Interior and the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition, with support from the Kuwait Municipality and other concerned authorities, arrested two suspects (a Syrian and an Indian) after...
Saudi Arabia to supply Syria with 1.65 million barrels of crude
The New Arab
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September 13, 2025
A view of the signing ceremony as Syrian Ministry of Energy and Saudi Arabian companies sign agreements and numerous memorandums of understanding [Getty] Saudi Arabia said Thursday it will supply Syria with 1.65 million barrels of crude as...
The Worst Drought in Decades Threatens Syria’s Recovery from Civil War
The Energy Mix
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September 11, 2025
The worst drought in decades is gripping much of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, drying out rivers and lakes, shriveling crops and leading to days-long tap water cutoffs in major cities. The situation is particularly dire in Syria,...
Syria seizes rockets in raid on Hezbollah cell
The National News
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Syria has arrested members of Hezbollah in a raid against the militant group that supported the former regime of Bashar Al Assad in Damascus. Rocket launchers and ammunition were seized from a suspected Hezbollah cell in the Damascus suburbs. The...
Syria gets $7.9m payout from drought parametric policy
Reinsurance News
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September 11, 2025
A parametric insurance policy has been triggered to provide relief to nearly 120,000 people in Syria after one of the country’s worst droughts in half a century, through an initiative funded by Humanity Insured as part of a wider public–private...
''I'm One Hundred Percent on the Side of the Syrian Revolution''
Qantara.de
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Mr Adonis, your statements on the events in Syria have prompted a great deal of criticism. A poet of your standing certainly has to react to the way people feel in his society. Yet if he denies their intelligence that means disappointing their...
Israel strikes IRGC in Lebanon, reports Qods Force arrests in Syria
Long War Journal
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September 12, 2025
A leadership chart of the IRGC-QF’s Unit 840 published by the IDF. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) eliminated Wissam Saeed Jubai on September 11 in Ain Baal, a village in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon. The IDF’s Persian-language account...
Al-Sharaa meets US CENTCOM commander, envoy Barrack in Damascus
Al Mayadeen
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September 12, 2025
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa hosted senior US officials in Damascus for talks on political and military cooperation, a rare engagement that comes amid Russian and Saudi moves to expand influence in the country's transition. Syria's...