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Prominent lawyer Michel Shammas challenged the Governorate’s interpretation, asserting that Resolution 311 exceeds the bounds of executive authority

Civil Defiance in Damascus: Activists Gather in Bab Touma to Oppose Discriminatory Zoning Mandates
Iran’s South Pars gas field, March 18, 2026 (Reuters)

Positive effects on energy markets after delay of US strike on Iran
Abdallah Al-Turkmani – Syria TV

The Impediments to Repatriation: Why Syria’s Intellectual Capital Remains in European Exile
Minister Hamo presented a vision of collective stability, noting that the individual who lowered the flag and those who disparage the Kurdish component are driven by the same corrosive impulse to sow discord.

Security Tensions and Diplomatic Overtures Following the Incident in Ayn al-Arab
‘It Chose Me’... Saeed Bitar Guards a Rare Jaguar in Darayya

‘It Chose Me’… Saeed Bitar Guards a Rare Jaguar in Darayya
A destroyed school in Hamadeh Omar village (eastern Hama countryside), March 12, 2026 (Enab Baladi/Oday al-Haj Hussein)

A tour reveals the collapse of the education sector in eastern Hama countryside
A boy attempts to climb an Iranian missile that fell in an open field on the outskirts of Qamishli (in northeastern Syria), March 4, 2026 (Badrkhan Ahmad/AP)

Syria’s “Positive Neutrality” Does Not Eliminate Risks
Damage to government Internal Security Forces vehicles in Qamishli, March 21, 2026 (Facebook/Ahmd al-Ajwr)

Security tension following flag incident, official condemnations and calls for calm
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during Eid prayers at the Presidential Palace in Damascus, March 20, 2026 (Syrian Arab Republic Presidency)

Al-Sharaa Focuses on Economy During Eid al-Fitr, 2026 Budget Estimated at $10.5 Billion
Address by Sheikh Ghazal Ghazal, head of the “Supreme Alawite Islamic Council in Syria and the diaspora,” before members of the US Congress, March 18, 2026 (video footage, screenshot)

Syria in the halls of Congress, Ghazal escalates while Kteila defends the gains
Washington and Damascus are publicly emphasizing de-escalation, even as the underlying pressures for a broader realignment of regional power continue to intensify.

Tom Barrack and the Levantine Gambit: Washington Disavows Reports of Syrian Intervention in Lebanon
An incident involving the filming of people without their knowledge inside public places sparked debate over privacy and the law (AI-generated/Enab Baladi)

Homs “non-fasters” video sparks debate over privacy and digital shaming
The latest findings of the International Commission of Inquiry on Syria function as a multilateral mirror, reflecting the early contours of President al-Sharaa’s first year in power.

The Mirrors of Accountability: Unmasking the UN Report on Syria’s Transitional Reality
Heavy traffic at the Jdeidet Yabous border crossing with Lebanon as Syrians return following the war, March 2, 2026 (General Authority for Ports and Customs)

Syrian Ports Authority extends stay for Lebanese-plated cars owned by Syrians
Mustafa Deeb – Ultra Syria

The Fifteenth Anniversary: A Revolution Triumphant and a Narrative Monopolized
A traffic median in Quneitra’s al-Salam city shows impact damage from fragments of an Iranian drone intercepted by Israeli air defenses, 15/3/2026 (Anagha Subhash Nair/Syria Direct)

In southern Syria, echoes of the US-Israeli war with Iran hit close to home
Celebration in Ras al-Ain marking the 15th anniversary of the Syrian الثورة - March 18, 2026 (al-Hasakah Media Directorate)

Syrian government and SDF exchange 600 detainees in al-Hasakah
Under Transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the government faces the monumental task of securing a fractured state

Resurgent Shadows: The Safira Assault and the Escalation of Extremism in Syria
Al-Hasakah markets pick up ahead of Eid al-Fitr, demand meets rising prices

Al-Hasakah markets pick up ahead of Eid al-Fitr, demand meets rising prices
The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) has welcomed the conviction of former Syrian official Samir Othman Al-Sheikh by a federal jury in Los Angeles

SCM Welcomes US Conviction of Former Syrian Official Samir Othman Al-Sheikh on Torture Charges
Syrians marking the 15th anniversary of the revolution march are greeted by members of the new government’s security forces at the site in Daraa city where Assad regime security forces fired upon protesters in 2011, 18/3/2026 (Daraa Media Center)

‘A long way to go’: As Syrians commemorate the revolution, has it achieved its goals?
A military parade by Syrian army forces in the city of Latakia, December 5, 2025 (Syrian Ministry of Defense)

US encourages Syria to help disarm Hezbollah
proposal envisions a high-speed railway linking northern Saudi Arabia to Syria through Jordan

Beyond the Strait: Building a Rapid Food Security Corridor Between Saudi Arabia and Syria
Syrian and Lebanese officials oversee the arrival of the first batch of Syrian prisoners at Jdeidet Yabous crossing, March 17, 2026 (SANA)

Beirut hands over first batch of Syrian prisoners to Damascus
Press conference marking the submission of the National Committee for Investigation into the Suwayda events’ final report to the Syrian Minister of Justice at the Ministry of Information building in Damascus, March 17, 2026 (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)

Syrian national committee submits final report on Suwayda events, outlines key findings
Minister of Interior Anas Khattab led the inauguration ceremony, describing the institute as a specialized center dedicated to training and qualifying female police personnel.

Empowering Security: Syria Inaugurates the Women’s Police Institute
Students head to a school in the city of Darayya, February 26, 2026 (Enab Baladi, Saeed Khoshfeh)

From foreign schools to Darayya classrooms, returning families’ children face an education gap
The new pact rests on four pillars: securing external borders, speeding procedures, embedding migration in international partnerships, and introducing a system of solidarity among member states.

In Light of the EU’s New Migration Law: Is Syria a ‘Safe Country’?
Deir Ezzor: Kidnapper of Child Who Demanded $150,000 Ransom Arrested

Deir Ezzor: Kidnapper of Child Who Demanded $150,000 Ransom Arrested
Syrian Government Initiates Damage Assessment to Launch Reconstruction Phase

Syrian Government Initiates Damage Assessment to Launch Reconstruction Phase
Detainees released by the SDF and handed over to the Syrian government, March 10, 2026 (Hasakah Media Directorate)

Successive steps on detainee file between Syrian government and SDF
Assad has fallen, yet the report serves as a reminder that the removal of a ruler does not in itself dismantle the structure that sustained his rule.

Reading the UN Committee Report on Syria: Reform, Justice, and the Persistence of Violent Structures
Flooding in the Aleppo countryside, March 15, 2026 (Syrian Civil Defense)

Syria at the heart of the storm as casualties and floods trigger emergency response
Expanding the battlefield has long been central to Iran’s strategy, relying on Iraq, Yemen, and Lebanon as buffers

Amid Regional Escalation: Will the War Spill Into Syrian Territory?
A defendant and security personnel during the third public trial session for those accused of the Syrian coast events, March 8, 2026 (Enab Baladi)

Fourth hearing in Syrian coast trials, rulings postponed until April
Tribal fighters alongside government forces on the outskirts of Suwayda city, July 14, 2025 (Associated Press, Malek Khattab)

Damascus welcomes UN report, reaffirms commitment to investigations into the Syrian coast and Suwayda
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with a number of Syrian journalists, March 4, 2026 (Syrian Presidency)

Media Freedom in Syria, Still Unresolved
Lebanese security sources told Syria TV that direct communication was established between the Syrian and Lebanese armies through existing military channels

Damascus Navigates New Security Challenges After the Sarghaya Incident
An injured child after the explosion outside a hospital in Homs, March 13, 2026 (Homs Health Directorate)

War remnants explosion injures 31 civilians in Homs
The Syrian government is considering appointing a figure from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to the position of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, according to exclusive information obtained by Ultra Syria.

Temporary Curfew Imposed Across Western Homs Villages Following Attack on Administrative Building
Syrian army reinforces its forces along the Iraqi border, March 5, 2026 (SANA)

Israeli report: Iran war creates opportunities for Syrian government
President Sharaa held a separate telephone conversation with President Aoun, during which the two leaders reviewed the latest regional developments and their implications for the security landscape in both countries.

Sharaa, Macron, and Aoun Hold Tripartite Dialogue on Lebanon’s Stability
Passenger movement at Aleppo International Airport, March 10, 2026 (General Authority of Civil Aviation)

Exceptional flights resume from Aleppo International Airport
Uday Al-Abdallah - Daraj

Honor’s Dark Logic – The Syrian Observer
Syrian transitional president Ahmed al-Sharaa meets French President Emmanuel Macron in the Brazilian city of Belém on the sidelines of the COP30 Climate Summit, 7 October 2025 (Syrian Presidency)

Macron praises al-Sharaa’s support for Lebanon’s sovereignty
The Syrian government is considering appointing a figure from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to the position of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, according to exclusive information obtained by Ultra Syria.

Damascus Weighs Appointing SDF Figure as Deputy Foreign Minister
Iraqi official urges Australia to take back alleged IS fighters during meeting with ambassador | Australia news

Iraqi official urges Australia to take back alleged IS fighters during meeting with ambassador | Australia news
Electricity station in Syria, November 3, 2025 (SANA)

Saudi MoU to supply smart electricity meters to Syria raises questions over feasibility
A damaged residential building following an Israeli strike in central Beirut, March 11, 2026 (Reuters/Emily Madi)

Dozens killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon, including Syrians
Residents of the villages of Rabita and Radwa in Jabal Barisha, north of Idlib, harvest wheat using sickles, May 30, 2021 (Enab Baladi/Eyad Abdeljawad)

Wheat and Barley Cultivation Sees Noticeable Improvement in Syria
The statement explained that Al-Amin remained detained for months in one of the SDF’s detention centres under a policy of enforced disappearance, with his family unable to learn his fate or place of detention despite repeated inquiries.

The Syrian Network Condemns the Killing of a Syrian Citizen under Torture in SDF Detention Centres in Qamishli
Mourners gather at the Sheikh Hilal Cemetery in the Tartous city of Baniyas, to mark the anniversary of March 2025 mass killings in Alawite communities in Syria’s coastal regions, 7/3/2026 (Karam Alhindi/Syria Direct)

One year after Syria’s coastal massacres, justice remains elusive
A market in the city of Baniyas, Tartous, 2 March 2026 (Enab Baladi / Shaaban Chamieh)

Rising prices in Syria, two experts assess the economic situation
The scale of destruction in al-Huweiqa neighborhood in Deir Ezzor city, February 14, 2026 (SANA)

Syrian decree forms committee to rehabilitate infrastructure in war-damaged areas
A Land of Elegies: One year after the massacre

A Land of Elegies: One year after the massacre
A destroyed building in Nabatieh district, Lebanon, following an Israeli airstrike, March 10, 2026 (National News Agency).

Syrian army weighs response “options” to Hezbollah shelling in Serghaya
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a video conference meeting with several Middle Eastern leaders, 9 March 2026 (Syrian Presidency)

Al-Sharaa: We support Lebanon’s efforts to disarm “Hezbollah”
People wait for a bus or servees (microbus) on the side of a street in Damascus, 2/2/2026 (Anas Awad)

Unspoken exclusion: Inaccessible public transport isolates disabled Syrians
Members of the Criminal Court in Aleppo during the trial related to the coastal events, March 8, 2026 (Enab Baladi)

Coastal Events Trials: Third Session Adjourned to Bring Witnesses and Examine Recordings
Protecting data has become both a professional and personal necessity in the era of digital breach risks (Canva).

In the Age of Digital Breaches, Tips to Protect Your Work and Data
The “Settlement Document”: Bureaucratized Injustice and Symbolic Punishment in Post-Assad Syria

A Year Later, the Tragedy Is Not Over
Funeral procession in Idlib for Syrian army members killed in the Syrian Jazira region, February 4, 2026 (SANA)

Islamic State claims attack in Aleppo as assaults escalate
Judges, relatives of victims, and defendants in the coastal events during the second trial session at the Palace of Justice in Aleppo, December 18, 2025 (SANA)

A year after the events on Syria’s coast, a judicial process with no announced results
Explosive devices and explosive materials seized by security forces from the detainees, March 7, 2026 (Syrian Ministry of Interior)

Syria’s Interior Ministry Announces Arrest of “Terrorist Cell” in Tartous
Minister of Information Hamza al-Mustafa outlined new plans to reinvigorate local media and ensure that diverse communities are represented within the national media narrative

President Sharaa Meets Media Professionals and Civil Society Activists in Damascus
A drone crashes in al-Ajami, western Daraa countryside, March 5, 2026 (Enab Baladi/Mahjoub al-Hashish)

Debris from Israeli, Iranian escalation hits 18 locations in Syria
The first federal court proceedings against Syrian war criminal Brigadier General Samir Usman al-Sheikh have begun in Los Angeles, marking an unprecedented moment

First Trial of Senior Assad Regime Official Begins in the U.S.: “Executioner of Adra and Deir-ez-Zor” Faces Justice
Units of the Syrian army along the Syrian border, March 6, 2026 (SANA)

Syria will not target Hezbollah positions inside Lebanon
A source within the Ministry of Interior has revealed to Syria TV that a "terrorist plot" targeting the capital, Damascus, has been successfully thwarted.

Ministry of Interior Tells Syria TV: Terrorist Plot Targeting Damascus Foiled
Vehicle inspection inside the Transport Directorate in Aleppo city, January 19, 2026 (Aleppo Transport Directorate)

Online platform organizes advance booking at Aleppo Transport Directorate
Ghassan Al-Mufleh – Al-Thawra

Syria’s Delicate Dance on the Edge of an Iranian Abyss
Reopening of Aleppo International Airport, March 3, 2026 (al-Ikhbariya)

Northern air corridors reopen, Aleppo Airport resumes flights to Istanbul and Jeddah
In Damascus, life maintains a normal rhythm, with the exception of long queues at gas stations

Syrians Watch Regional War from Afar: “May it Stay Away from Us”
Who are the Kurds and why does Trump want them to join the war on Iran? | Kurds

Who are the Kurds and why does Trump want them to join the war on Iran? | Kurds
AI-generated illustrative image (Enab Baladi)

Return to Darayya: “I smelled something that warmed my heart,” then faced the rubble
After 7 October 2023, the eruption in Gaza spilled far beyond the Strip, unleashing a wave of changes that stretched across Gaza, Palestine, and the Middle East.

A Game of Thrones Within the American Right After 7 October: What is ours to claim and what we must refuse
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with a number of journalists at the People’s Palace in Damascus, March 3, 2026 (Syrian Arab Republic Presidency)

Al-Sharaa Confirms Evaluation of Syrian Government Ministers
This is a profound shift from the Assad era, when borders were tools of leverage rather than lines of protection.

Syria’s Strategic Neutrality: Rebuilding a State in a Region Choosing War
Israel flagged Hezbollah threat before launching air attacks, leaked memo shows | US-Israel war on Iran

Israel flagged Hezbollah threat before launching air attacks, leaked memo shows | US-Israel war on Iran
Cars line up at a fuel station in Syria, November 13, 2026. (SANA)

“Syrian Energy Ministry”: No fuel crisis, stocks within safe limits
Israeli outlets also reported that messages were conveyed to Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa warning that Israel would not allow the current confrontation with Iran and Hezbollah to be used as a pretext to “harm the Druze” in southern Syria.

Israeli Incursion in Quneitra and Accusations of Syrian Military Deployment in the Golan
Plants and grasses growing around olive trees west of the Quneitra countryside village of Kudna are yellowed and dying after the area was sprayed with herbicides by Israeli aircraft, 4/2/2026 (Syria Direct)

‘We lost everything’: How Israeli herbicides destroyed Quneitra crops and pastures
Returnees from Lebanon heading toward Syrian territory at the Jdeidet Yabous border crossing, March 2, 2026 (General Authority for Land and Sea Ports)

Syrian Ports Authority on Full Alert to Facilitate Syrians’ Crossing from Lebanon
The agreement — formalized through a Letter of Agreement under the STAF project — comes as Syria confronts a deeply damaged economy, a sharply contracting GDP, and widespread institutional breakdown after more than a decade of conflict.

From Hormuz to Damascus: Regional War Sends New Shockwaves Through Syria’s Fragile Economy
Despite rising demand — particularly as some displaced families return and the rental crisis worsens — meaningful solutions remain out of reach

Syria’s Fractured Economy Fuels a Real Estate Mirage as Homeownership Slips Out of Reach
Al-Hasakah: Multi-Sector Moves to Implement Integration Agreement

Al-Hasakah: Multi-Sector Moves to Implement Integration Agreement
The agreement — formalized through a Letter of Agreement under the STAF project — comes as Syria confronts a deeply damaged economy, a sharply contracting GDP, and widespread institutional breakdown after more than a decade of conflict.

UNDP and Central Bank of Syria Launch Partnership to Stabilize Financial System
One of the public squares in the city of Homs, February 27, 2026 (SANA)

Homs, Syria: “Mobile Killings” Claim 30 Civilian Lives in Two Months
During a detainee exchange between the Syrian government and National Guard factions at the outskirts of Suwayda city in southern Syria, February 26, 2026 (AFP/Louai Beshara)

US Mediation Seeks a “Half Solution” in Suwayda
he launch of the National Health Charter marks one of the most ambitious social policy initiatives undertaken by the transitional government,

After Fifteen Years Cut Off, Syria Reclaims a Place in Global Finance
Entrance to Damascus International Airport, November 28, 2025 (Enab Baladi)

Regional escalation disrupts air travel in Syria
Islamic State emerges from rubble of north-east Syria to exploit discontent with al-Sharaa | Syria

Islamic State emerges from rubble of north-east Syria to exploit discontent with al-Sharaa | Syria
Albanese wants us to turn the temperature down. He should start by showing kindness not contempt for those in Syria | Julianne Schultz

Albanese wants us to turn the temperature down. He should start by showing kindness not contempt for those in Syria | Julianne Schultz
Former Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh speaks to journalists during a press conference in Tunis, August 27, 2013 (AP).

Tunisia, Harsh sentences in case over sending fighters to Syria
Corruption Remains Major Obstacle for Syria’s Transitional Government, New Data Shows

Corruption Remains Major Obstacle for Syria’s Transitional Government, New Data Shows
Aftermath of a previous Israeli strike on the Bekaa region in Lebanon, February 21, 2026 (Reuters)

Two killed, including Syrian child, in Israeli strikes on Lebanon
By facilitating the exchange, US mediators are seeking to prevent further escalation in Suweida

U.S.-Brokered Prisoner Swap Seeks to Ease Tensions in Syria’s Suweida
Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad al-Shaibani meets his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing, November 17, 2025 (Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates/X)

Washington Pressures Damascus to Reconsider Purchase of Chinese Equipment
Independent Monitoring ‘Critical’ for Syria’s Transition, Researcher Warns

Independent Monitoring ‘Critical’ for Syria’s Transition, Researcher Warns
Members of the Internal Security forces and the Military Police at al-Matounah checkpoint, February 26, 2026 (al-Ikhbariya)

Suwayda, Detainee Swap Between Government and “National Guard”
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