Last of Syria’s Jews: 'I chose to stay'

Bakhour Chamntoub, one of the last remaining Jews in Syria and head of the country’s tiny Jewish community, has chosen to stay in Damascus despite the mass emigration of his community in the early 1990s. Speaking from his family’s shop, which has been in …

Syria forms committee to draft constitutional declaration for transitional phase

Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa announced on Sunday that a committee of experts has been formed to draft a constitutional declaration to regulate the country’s transitional political phase. According to the announcement on social media, the committee will …

Challenges paralyzing electricity sector in Syria

Enab Baladi – Mahmoud al-Abdullah Syria relies heavily on local oil and natural gas production to operate a significant portion of its power stations. After more than a decade-long conflict, the Damascus government is trying to reactivate the power …

Suspension of EU sanctions: Limited impact fails to meet recovery needs in Syria

Enab Baladi – Jana al-Issa Last February, the European Union suspended a set of sanctions imposed on Syrian entities and institutions since 2011 due to the regime’s practices and violations committed after the outbreak of the Syrian revolution. The …

IAF strikes near Lebanon-Syria border, east of Lebanese village of Yanta

Landslide hazards in the area affected by the 2023 Türkiye-Syria earthquake

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. It is well-established that landslides are a major threat during earthquakes in mountain areas. In the last few decades, it …

Israel's expansion in Syria: A looming threat to Iraq

Shafaq News/ Israel’s military operations in Syria have far gone beyond a security mission, becoming a major geopolitical shift whose effects would be felt across the Middle East. In recent weeks, Israeli airstrikes have repeatedly struck military …

Trump complicates Syria’s debt restructuring challenges

How one train represents Syria's dramatic shift in power

SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Now to Syria - many things have changed there since the Regime of Bashar al-Assad fell in December. NPR's Jane Arraf climbed on board the victory train in Damascus. It was once a propaganda tool for the former Syrian leader, and now …

Three killed, 20 injured in explosion in Syria's Deir el-Zor