30 May 2025. The easing of sanctions will help tackle corruption and bring home millions of refugees, the minister said. “We would talk, make plans, but nothing could happen on the ground because sanctions were holding everything up and restricting our work.” Read more at: AP News
29 May 2025. Syria’s Ministry of Energy has signed agreements with a number of international companies that will boost economic development and accelerate reconstruction. The energy minister called the meeting an historic moment and a turning point for the country. Read more at: Sana
29 May 2025. The Syria Power Revival Initiative, a multi-national consortium of companies from Qatar, Turkey, and the US, aims to double the energy supply in a nation facing devastating shortages. With solar farms and gas turbines, it could create as many as 250,000 jobs. Read more at: Alarabiya English
28 May 2025. At an event honoring Aleppo’s fallen fighters in the December drive for liberation, al-Sharaa addressed an exuberant crowd. “Let us all unite and seek the help of God to create a bright future…” he declared to loud shouts of “Victory!”Read more at: Alarabiya English
27 May 2025. “Syria’s needs are huge,” says CEO of the International Rescue Committee, “but there is a sense of possibility for the first time in 14 years.” He stressed the importance of regional partnerships to rebuild the country. See video at: CNN
27 May 2025. Sanctions relief for Syria offers ‘powerful message of hope,’ says UN migration agency. The easing of sanctions sends “a powerful message of hope,” says UN agency. Since Assad’s overthrow, 500,000 refugees and 1.5 million internally displaced Syrians have returned home. In a reel, a woman reflects: “We were displaced for 13 years… now we feel like we’ve come out of a grave.” Read more at: UN News
20 May 2025. Living in ruins, cautiously rebuilding their lives, people celebrate the end of US sanctions in May. Most shocking to the writer was the fact that people can now speak openly at public gatherings, voicing political opinions without fear. Read more at: Washington Post Subscription needed to read whole article.
7 May 2025. During a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, President al-Sharaa urges nations in communication with Israel to help put an end to Israel’s bombing of Syria. Read more at: Alarabiya News
