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Lebanon to Hand Over 700 Syrian Prisoners to Damascus Under Bilateral Agreement
Lebanon has announced its readiness to transfer over 700 Syrian prisoners to Syria as part of a bilateral agreement concluded earlier this year, according to a Lebanese judicial source. The source, ...
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One Hundred Days of Syria’s New Government: Political Realignment, Sectarian Tensions, and the Struggle for National Cohesion
The first 100 days of this new governance offer critical insight into emerging dynamics, contradictions, and the formidable challenges Syria faces as it seeks to rebuild. One Hundred Days of Syria’s ...
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The View from Damascus – OK, Assad Has Fallen: What’s Next?
With the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Syria enters a critical juncture—one that holds both the promise of renewal and the peril of regression. Three recent op-eds by Paola Attia, Hassan al-Nifi, and ...
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The New Salafism in Syria
Acknowledging the wounds inflicted by the Assad era should have led to the recognition that Syria’s tyrannical past must not dictate its future possibilities, Hossam Abu Hamed argues in Al-Araby ...
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The View From Damascus: Post-Assad Syria: Identity, Power, and the Struggle Against Recycled Tyranny
The battle for Syria’s soul is far from over – and may, in fact, be entering its most decisive phase. The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, hailed as a hard-won victory by many Syrians, has ...
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Syria and SDF Begin Implementation of Historic Agreement to Reinstate National Unity
Kurdish political factions, including the Kurdish National Council (ENKS) and the Democratic Union Party (PYD), have reached a consensus on a joint political vision calling for a federal, ...
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Echoes of a Massacre: Survivor Testimonies Emerge from Syria’s Ravaged Coast
In the early days of March, in what should have been a tranquil seaside enclave on Syria’s western coast, a tragedy of unspeakable horror unfolded. Over six harrowing days beginning Thursday, March 6, ...
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North Press Obtains Draft of Syria’s Constitutional Declaration
The draft constitutional declaration obtained by North Press stipulates that the President of the Republic must be Muslim, with Islamic jurisprudence serving as the primary source of legislation. It ...
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The View from Damascus – Syria’s Constitutional Declaration: Reform or a Return to Authoritarianism?
The Syrian Constitutional Declaration, signed by transitional president Ahmad al-Sharaa on March 13, 2025, was meant to establish a legal framework for Syria’s five-year transitional period following ...
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The View from Damascus – The Syrian Coastal Massacre and the Future of Post-Assad Syria
Since the start of the Syrian uprising in 2011, Alawite identity has been politically weaponized, both by the Assad regime, which positioned itself as the sect’s protector, and by its opponents, who ...
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Oil Fields Transferred from SDF to Syrian State Control
Under SDF control, oil production in Deir-ez-Zor dropped significantly to approximately 15,000 barrels per day, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed. Oil and gas fields were a central point in the ...
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The Sharaa-Abdi Agreement: A Step Toward Syrian Reconciliation?
Syrian analysts consider the agreement a crucial step toward aligning positions between Damascus and the Autonomous Administration in North and East Syria, North Press writes. The Sharaa-Abdi ...