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Minister of Information: The first message of the Visual Identity of the SAR is that there is a new beginning, and a new Syria
SANA
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July 6, 2025
Damascus, SANA – Minister of Information Dr. Hamza Al-Mustafa said on Sunday that the first message aimed of the Visual Identity of the Syrian Arab Republic is that there is a new beginning, and a new Syria that resembles the Syrians people. In an...
US sanctions relief paves way for Syria to revitalize oil trade links
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 6, 2025
The US has removed Syria’s oil ministry, its two refineries and maritime authority from its sanctions list, opening the door for the war-torn country’s return to the international oil trade and providing some relief to its embattled oil and...
Syria's Hollywood: Qatari investors back $1.5bn Damascus Gate project
The National News
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Syria hopes to attract artists and filmmakers under a $1.5 billion deal with Qatari investors to build a creative quarter known as Damascus Gate. The deal between Syria's new rulers and Qatari company Al Maha International is the latest in a...
World AFP Syria fights 'catastrophic' fires for fourth day
Yahoo News
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Syrian authorities said some 100 square kilometres (40 square miles) of forest had "turned to ash" in wildfires as firefighters from neighbouring Jordan arrived Sunday to battle a fourth day of blazes in the province of Latakia. Syrian emergency...
The UFW mobilizes its personnel to help extinguish the fires on the Syrian coast
SANA
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July 6, 2025
Damascus, SANA – Head of the United Farm Workers (UFW), Ghazwan al-Wazir, called on agricultural organizations on the Syrian coast to provide all possible support to combat the forest fires. In a statement to SANA, al-Wazir called on all...
Wildfires expand in Syria’s Latakia as 10,000 hectares of forests burned
Middle East Monitor
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July 6, 2025
Wildfires continue to expand in northwestern Syria after burning 10,000 hectares of forest, officials said on Sunday, Anadolu reports. New fire hotspots broke out in Qastal Maaf town in the countryside of Latakia, the state news agency SANA said,...
Syria Bans Import of Used Cars, Sparking Public Outcry and Government Justification
The Syrian Observer
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June 30, 2025
The Syrian Ministry of Economy’s recent decision to ban the import of used cars has ignited widespread controversy, dividing public opinion between those who view it as a necessary measure to protect the economy and others who see it as a fresh...
Massive Wildfires Ravage Latakia Countryside as Syria Seeks Regional Help
Watan
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July 6, 2025
Watan-Shocking scenes of raging wildfires in the forests of Latakia’s countryside in Syria have dominated social media platforms over the past two days. The flames have consumed vast areas, reaching unprecedented heights, while Syrian Civil...
Syria combats drugs… National Media and Security Crackdowns
SANA
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June 30, 2025
Damascus, SANA-In a decisive confrontation against one of the most dangerous social and health challenges, the Ministry of Information, in cooperation with the Ministries of Interior and Health, held a national symposium titled “Investing in...
Abbasiyyin Square comes alive as Syrians celebrate a New Visual Identity
SANA
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July 6, 2025
Damascus, SANA-For the third consecutive day, Syrians continued their celebrations marking the launch of the new visual identity of the Syrian Arab Republic. Saturday evening, Abbasiyyin Square in Damascus hosted a large-scale public event...
World News | UN Teams Deploy to Syrian Coast as Wildfires Force Hundreds to Flee
Latestly
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July 6, 2025
Latakia (Syria), Jul 6 (AP) United Nations teams have deployed on Sunday to the Syrian coast, where firefighters are battling wildfires for a fourth day. UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria Adam Abdelmoula said in a statement that...
Jordanian firefighting crews arrive in Syria to support wildfire containment efforts
SANA
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July 6, 2025
Damascus, SANA–As part of regional cooperation in responding to natural disasters, Jordanian Civil Defense teams arrived Sunday morning in Syria’s Latakia Governorate to assist in extinguishing wildfires that have been raging for four consecutive...
Syria: From revolution to state mindset – deconstructing the duality
Enab Baladi
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June 30, 2025
Jana al-Issa | Hassan Ibrahim | Omar Alaa Eldin The issue of transitioning from a revolutionary mindset to a state-building mindset has dominated the statements of the new Syrian administration since the early days following the fall of the ousted...
Turkish-Jordanian intervention to extinguish Syrian coastal wildfires
Enab Baladi
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July 6, 2025
Syria’s Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management, Raed al-Saleh, said on Sunday, July 6, that Jordan has confirmed its readiness to send a specialized ground team in addition to aerial intervention to help extinguish the wildfires spreading...
UN teams deploy to Syrian coast as wildfires force hundreds to flee (World)
Castanet Kamloops
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July 6, 2025
Photo: The Canadian Press An emergency responder with the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, works to extinguish a wildfire in the town of Rabia, in Latakia province, Syria, Saturday, July 5, 2025. United Nations teams have deployed...
UN Teams Deploy to Syrian Coast over Wildfires
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 6, 2025
United Nations teams have deployed Sunday to the Syrian coast, where firefighters are battling wildfires for a fourth day. UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria Adam Abdelmoula said in a statement that the fast-spreading blazes in the...
UN teams deploy to Syrian coast as wildfires force hundreds to flee
Yahoo News
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LATAKIA, Syria (AP) — United Nations teams have deployed Sunday to the Syrian coast, where firefighters are battling wildfires for a fourth day. U.N. Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria Adam Abdelmoula said in a statement that the...
Syrians Want a Green Future. Can Their New Government Deliver?
Atmos
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June 30, 2025
“The country is witnessing recurring violence that has not stopped, and there will be no attention to the environment as long as people fear for their lives and livelihoods,” said Ahmed Agha, an environmental researcher based in Syria’s...
UN teams deploy to Syrian coast as wildfires force hundreds to flee
Associated Press
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July 6, 2025
LATAKIA, Syria (AP) — United Nations teams have deployed Sunday to the Syrian coast, where firefighters are battling wildfires for a fourth day. U.N. Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria Adam Abdelmoula said in a statement that the...
Lights, Camera, Rehabilitation: Ex-Nusra Leader Goes to Hollywood—in Damascus
Media Line
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July 6, 2025
In a plot twist worthy of its own feature film, Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa—better known to many by his former name, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani—is taking a star turn as the unlikely patron of the country’s first mega media and film-production...