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Syria, Jordan to enhance cooperation of local administration and municipalities
SANA
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July 4, 2025
Amman, SANA – Governors of Damascus, Maher Marwan, and Damascus countryside, Amer Al-Sheikh,met with Governor of Amman, Yasser Al-Adwan, the Governors of Damascus, Maher Marwan,with the aim of strengthening bilateral cooperation and exchanging...
Jordan and Syria Discuss Shared Water Issues
Jordan News
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July 8, 2025
Jordan’s Minister of Water and Irrigation, Raed Abu Saud, received Syrian Deputy Minister of Energy for Water Resources, Osama Abu Zaid, and members of the Syrian Technical Water Committee on Tuesday morning in Amman. The meeting took place on the...
Syrian Emergency Minister: Efforts Continue to Control Fires in Latakia Countryside
SANA
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July 4, 2025
Latakia, SANA-Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management Raed al-Saleh said that efforts are ongoing to control the fires that have spread across large areas in the northern Latakia countryside. During an inspection tour accompanied by Latakia...
There’s a New Creative Energy in Brussels—Here’s Where to Find It
Vogue - New York
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July 8, 2025
But even the most delicate among us were able to seek out the region’s vibrant art scene. 30 minutes away in the village of Zaventem is Zaventem Ateliers, a former industrial wasteland and paper factory turned vibrant community hub that houses 26...
Syria plans to return to its drama ‘golden age’
Advanced Television
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July 4, 2025
There are plenty of TV and film production centres in the Middle East, notably Cairo and today’s Dubai. Both have invested millions of dollars to ensure that their facilities are ‘state of the art’ and that local, regional and international...
United States Lifts Comprehensive Sanctions on Syria, Export Controls Remain For Now
JD Supra - California
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July 8, 2025
On June 30, 2025, the White House issued Executive Order 14312, Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions (the Syria EO), terminating U.S. comprehensive sanctions on Syria effective July 1, 2025. This action followed the issuance of General...
Turkey-Qatar alliance seen as growing threat to Israel
Israel Hayom
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July 17, 2025
Israel is closely monitoring developments in Syria, but topping the list of concerns is Turkey, whose imperial ambitions and growing military-financial investments in Syria have brought it to the brink of friction with the IDF. Rising fast on...
DNA TV Show: How will US President Donald Trump benefit by lifting ban on Syria's Al-Shara?
DNA India
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After the coup of Syria's Russia-backed Al Assad government, the terrorist organisation Al Sham has taken over power in Syria. The world would have never thought that the Syrian terrorist organisation Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which was a part of Al...
World Bank Predicts Modest Growth for Syria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Enab Baladi
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July 8, 2025
The World Bank stated that Syria’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by a modest 1% in 2025, following a contraction of 1.5% in 2024. In a statement released Monday, July 7, the World Bank noted that the easing of sanctions offers...
Syrian-Jordanian-Qatari talks on energy co-operation
SANA
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June 24, 2025
Damascus, SANA – Syrian Energy Minister Mohammed Al-Bashir discussed on Tuesday areas of co-operation in the energy sector during a meeting via videoconference with Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Al-Kharabsha and Director...
As wildfires ravage Latakia, Syria seeks EU support: What to know
Al-Monitor
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July 8, 2025
BEIRUT — Syria’s authorities appealed Tuesday to the European Union for support in battling massive wildfires that have been engulfing the country’s northwestern coastal region for the sixth consecutive day. Minister of Emergency and Disaster...
AnalysisUS accommodates Syria's former 'terrorist' HTS but maintains pressure
The National News
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The US has stepped closer towards an alliance that could change the Middle East by no longer regarding Hayat Tahrir Al Sham, Syria's post-Assad rulers, as terrorists. The administration of President Donald Trump made public an official revocation...
No war, no peace: The limits of Israel-Syria normalisation
The New Arab
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July 8, 2025
For the first time in over a decade, Syria and Israel are engaging in direct talks - an extraordinary development that unfolds amid deepening Israeli entrenchment in southern Syria and faltering sovereignty of a nascent Syrian government. The...
In pics: 6th Syria Int'l Exhibition for Petroleum, Energy, and Mineral Resources in Damascus
Xinhua News Agency
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Motor oil products are displayed in front of the Petrol Ofisi booth at the 6th Syria International Exhibition for Petroleum, Energy, and Mineral Resources in Damascus, Syria, July 7, 2025. (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua) Representatives gather at...
Lufthansa Cargo strengthens regional logistics with Beirut service
Aviation Business News
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July 8, 2025
Lufthansa Cargo has expanded its Middle East footprint with the launch of a new A321 freighter service to Beirut. The aircraft touched down at Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport for the first time on July 4 and will now operate a weekly...
The Deadly Remnants of Syria’s War
New Lines Magazine
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July 8, 2025
Yousef Mohammed al-Ibrahim didn’t sense danger when, one day in April, he found a 23 mm shell on the outskirts of Raqqa, in northeastern Syria. Until then, it had been a quiet day for the 11-year-old boy as he peacefully grazed his grandfather’s...
Trump and Netanyahu talk Syria as Israel claims direct contact
The New Arab
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July 8, 2025
Trump and Netanyahu discussed Syria at the White House during the latter's visit [Getty] US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed Syria during a high-level meeting at the White House, with normalisation,...
Turkish business union leads push for Syria’s reconstruction
Sabah
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July 8, 2025
The top Turkish union representing local chambers of commerce, industry and commodity exchanges hosted on Monday in the western province of Izmir a major meeting and forum in cooperation with the Union of Arab Chambers, at which it evaluated the...
Mysterious Guided Rocket Launcher Disguised In A Shipping Container At Fort Bragg Identified
The Drive
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July 8, 2025
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. An unknown containerized launcher able to fire the same suite of artillery rockets and ballistic missiles as the M270...
Global Energy Security: Western Dependence on Gulf Oil and the Role of Regional Mediation in Middle Eastern Conflicts
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs - Washington D.C.
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July 8, 2025
Introduction The 1973 Oil Embargo first revealed the deep interconnection between Middle Eastern stability and global energy security. In response to US military support to Israel during the Yom Kippur war against Egypt and Syria, the Organization...