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Syria calls for investment to help revive nation’s damaged infrastructure
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Syria's energy minister Mohammed al-Bashir on Monday made a public appeal for investment to help revive the country's severely damaged energy infrastructure. "It is no secret that we are facing enormous challenges in the energy sector,...
Minister of Agriculture inspects lands damaged by fires in the northern Lattakia countryside
SANA
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July 10, 2025
Damascus, SANA – Minister of Agriculture Dr. Amjad Badr, accompanied by Yamen Al-Shoughari, Director of the Al-Haffa area, and Engineer Abdul Fattah Al-Samar, Director of Agriculture in Lattakia province, inspected on Thursday the agricultural...
Outsourcing Genocide: Israel’s Bulldozer Ads Reveal the Industrial Scale of Gaza’s Destruction
Watan
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July 10, 2025
Watan-In a Guardian column, commentator Arwa Mahdawi wrote that you don’t need to guess Israel’s intent in Gaza — just look at how the Israeli military is outsourcing the destruction of the Strip and the displacement of its people. Now, the...
Syrian President Begins Gulf Tour Following Easing of International Sanctions
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 8, 2025
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has begun a tour of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, marking his second visit to the region and his first since most international sanctions on Syria were lifted. The trip, which began in the United...
The Media Line: Wildfires Ravage Syria’s Northwest as Turkey and Jordan Join Firefighting Effort
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 10, 2025
Wildfires Ravage Syria’s Northwest as Turkey and Jordan Join Firefighting Effort By Rizik Alabi/The Media Line The mountainous coastal region in northwest Syria, particularly the northern rural areas of Latakia, is experiencing one of the worst...
Syrian asylum seeker says freeze on claims 'like slowly dying'
BBC
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ShareSave Tuka Fattal says this situation is "very difficult" and would not wish it on anyone A Syrian woman has said waiting to find out whether she can stay and work in the UK has been like "slowly dying". The UK government paused Syrian asylum...
Türkiye to start supplying gas to Syria soon: Bayraktar
Sabah
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July 10, 2025
Türkiye will begin supplying natural gas to Syria soon, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said Wednesday during a visit to Vienna. He also noted that Azerbaijan’s state oil company, SOCAR, could become a partner in the...
Al-Sharaa Establishes the “Sovereign Fund” in Syria
Enab Baladi
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July 10, 2025
Syria’s transitional president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, issued a decree , Wednesday, July 9, establishing a sovereign wealth fund. Decree No. 113 states that an economic institution called the “Sovereign Fund” shall be established in the Syrian Arab...
Syria urges investment in rebuilding war-damaged energy sector
Xinhua News Agency
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DAMASCUS, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Syrian energy chief Mohammed al-Bashir on Monday called for investment in Syria's war-battered energy sector. "It is no secret that we are facing enormous challenges in the energy sector, foremost among them the...
Ukrainian intelligence: Russia spreads false narrative of Ukraine's radioactive materials in Syria
Ukrainska Pravda
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Photo: Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence The Russian secret services are attempting to spread disinformation about the supposed sale of capsules marked with radioactive elements, plutonium and uranium, bearing the logo of Ukraine’s Ministry of...
Syria eyes solar in energy recovery after U.S. lifts sanctions
Finance & Commerce - Minnesota
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July 7, 2025
The Blueprint Syria plans $7B energy deal including solar and gas power. U.S. lifts sanctions, allowing investment and fuel imports. Blackouts persist, with most households lacking electricity. Solar panels offer relief but remain unaffordable for...
Kremlin tries to accuse Ukraine of spreading radioactive substances in Syria – Ukrainian intelligence
Interfax Ukraine
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July 10, 2025
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR) has debunked another attempt by the Russian special services to accuse Ukraine of spreading radioactive substances in Syria in order to discredit it in the eyes of the...
Wildfires Impact 1,900 Families in Syria
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) The northwestern Syrian province of Latakia continues to suffer from relentless wildfires now entering their eighth day, directly impacting approximately 1,900 families and putting thousands more at risk, the United Nations humanitarian...
Azerbaijan readies gas supplies for Syria
Upstream
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Baku aiming to help Turkey increase its involvement in nighbour Syria's energy sector Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev pose for a photo in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, on 4 July 2025Photo: AZERI PRESS...
Syria expresses its gratitude and appreciation to the member states of the Union for the Mediterranean
SANA
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July 7, 2025
Damascus, SANA – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed the decision to reinstate the membership of the Syrian Arab Republic in the Union for the Mediterranean, considering it a positive step that reflects a growing recognition...
Türkiye will soon begin supplying gas to Syria: Bayraktar
Hurriyet Daily News
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VIENNA Türkiye will soon begin supplying gas to Syria, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced, adding that Türkiye has established a direct connection between its natural gas network and Syria’s infrastructure....
What U.S. Businesses Need to Know About Reentering the Syrian Market & the Changing Post-Assad Sanction Landscape
National Law Review
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July 9, 2025
On May 23, 2025, approximately five months after the Assad regime was overthrown, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) officially issued Syria General License (GL) 25, which lifted the sanctions initially placed...
US lawsuit exposes Turkey-based Ponzi scheme tied to Syrian opposition figure
Nordic Monitor
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July 9, 2025
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A major fraud lawsuit filed in US federal court has exposed an international Ponzi scheme involving a high-profile Syrian opposition figure with close ties to officials in the Islamist government of Turkish President...
Turkish Energy Minister Says SOCAR May Become Partner in Providing Gas to Syria
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 10, 2025
A review of the embattled United Nations Palestinian relief agency UNRWA, ordered by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, has identified four possible ways forward for the organization that has lost US funding and been banned by Israel. The...
A Syrian death factory gives up its secrets
Mint
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July 10, 2025
Once a month, around midnight, the guards at Saydnaya Prison would call the names of the condemned, usually dozens at a time. They wrapped nooses around their necks, then dragged tables from beneath their feet with a scraping that echoed through...