Syria Direct

Syria is rising, al-Sharaa tells UN—but challenges remain at home

Last year I mentioned that Syria has returned. Today, I say that Syria is rising.” Ahmed al-Sharaa returned to the UN with ...
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Fuel Anger Erupts in the Government’s Idlib Heartland

Fuel price hikes have sparked widespread protests across Syria, with anger reaching Idlib’s Maarat al-Numan, where residents ...
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Bad gas: Trouble at Syria’s al-Tabiyah plant leaves a bad smell

Syria is racing to restore gas production at al-Tabiya before winter, but technical problems, infrastructure constraints and ...
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Fared Al Mahlool

Fareed is a freelance journalist, researcher and photojournalist. Fuel price hikes have sparked widespread protests across Syria, with anger reaching Idlib’s Maarat al-Numan, where residents say ...
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Living and working as a Syrian in Egypt: A constant balancing act

CAIRO – After earning a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Business Administration from two top Egyptian universities, 32-years old Aref* thought he would easily find work as an accountant. While in ...
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As Syrian refugees leave Zaatari, some bring their ‘caravans’ with them

PARIS — Last week, when Muhammad Abdulhalim (a pseudonym) returned to Syria’s southern Daraa province with his wife and children after 13 years in Jordan, a piece of the Zaatari refugee camp came with ...
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Oil flows, fuel runs dry: Syria’s paradox as a new energy corridor

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has transformed Syria into a key transit route for Iraqi oil bound for Europe. Since April, some 15 million barrels have been exported through the country.Yet Syria ...
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النفط يتدفق والوقود ينفد: مفارقة تحوّل سوريا إلى ممر جديد للطاقة

تحوّل ناقلات النفط العراقية سوريا إلى ممر حيوي للطاقة، لكن فيما تتدفق الصادرات عبر بانياس، يواجه السوريون نقصاً في الوقود ...
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سيان ورد

تجسد سوريا حالياً ما يمكن وصفه بأنه أزمة تمر بمرحلة انتقالية، وليس أزمة في حالة تراجع. ودعم التقارير الأصيلة عن سوريا ...
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Syrian Jews and allies seek a place in the country’s future, divided over Israel

NEW YORK — As the sun sets on a Friday evening, preparations for Shabbat are in full swing in South Brooklyn. Local businesses—a modest kosher restaurant, a Levantine pastry shop, a Judaica ...
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‘Decades to rebuild’: Israel grabs land and wipes out Syria’s arsenal

PARIS — As Bashar al-Assad’s regime fell on Sunday, the Israeli military immediately launched a large-scale bombing operation, striking Syrian military assets and airbases across the country, ...
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Agreement under fire: Can the latest SDF-Damascus ceasefire hold?

PARIS — A four-day ceasefire agreement between Syria’s government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) remained in effect on Wednesday despite reported violations by both sides. The understanding, ...