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June 2026

(Above) Ministers of Health, Energy, and Emergency and Disaster Management hold press conference on the Euphrates flooding situation; (Below) President al-Sharaa meets with local community. (SANA)
(Above) Ministers of Health, Energy, and Emergency and Disaster Management hold press conference on the Euphrates flooding situation; (Below) President al-Sharaa meets with local community. (SANA)

President oversees emergency flood response and announces new reconstruction in eastern Syria

    30 May 2026.  President al-Sharaa arrived in Deir Ezzor with a large delegation of ministers to oversee response efforts to the Euphrates flood and announce new reconstruction projects. While homes, businesses, and crops are lost, experts say the flood remains manageable through regional coordination.Read more at: LEVANT 24Watch video at: YOUTUBE

    Residents of Ariha, southern Idlib, gather to celebrate the city’s 2015 liberation and its full liberation in 2024. (SANA)
    Residents of Ariha, southern Idlib, gather to celebrate the city’s 2015 liberation and its full liberation in 2024. (SANA)

    Idlib town marks 11th anniversary of 1st liberation with renewed commitment to revolutionary values

      29 May 2026.  Residents of Ariha commemorated the first revolutionary victory in the ‘Battle for Idlib’ of 2015, amid the joy and security of Syria’s full liberation in 2024. The event honored the sacrifices made and recalled the revolution’s stages, aiming to pass on the history to younger generations.Read more at: SANA

      Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani announces progress with disposal of chemical weapons. (SANA)
      Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani announces progress with disposal of chemical weapons. (SANA)

      Syria reports major progress in uncovering and dismantling deadly chemical weapons of ousted regime

        29 May 2026.  Foreign Minister al-Shaibani announced that Syrian teams had managed to locate and secure materials from Assad’s chemical weapons program, working with OPCW inspectors. He spoke of prosecutions and commitment to transparency in building a safer nation and more stable region.Read more at:  SYRIAN OBSERVER

        Syrian and French journalists and media professionals meet at the Arab World Institute in Paris, May 28, 2026. (SANA)
        Syrian and French journalists and media professionals meet at the Arab World Institute in Paris, May 28, 2026. (SANA)

        Syrian and French journalists and media professionals discuss progress of Syria’s media in Paris

          28 May 2026.  Journalists, media professionals, and advocates of press freedom explored improvements in Syria’s media landscape and remaining challenges. The head of Reporters Without Borders highlighted Syria’s notable climb in the World Press Freedom Index one year after the old regime was deposed.Read more at: SANA

          A former regime official appears in court as Syria expands prosecutions for wartime abuses. (SANA)
          A former regime official appears in court as Syria expands prosecutions for wartime abuses. (SANA)

          Syria tests new justice system with sweeping prosecutions of former regime officials

            28 May 2026.  Sixteen months after Assad’s flight and the civil war’s end, Syria is pursuing thousands of former officials for torture, while thousands more remain at large. Transitional authorities face pressure to deliver justice as legal institutions, students, and international experts support the growing warcrimes trials.Read more at: SYRIAN OBSERVER

            First Lady Latifa al-Droubi meets educator Samira al-Qaddour in recognition of her community leadership and resilience. (SANA)
            First Lady Latifa al-Droubi meets educator Samira al-Qaddour in recognition of her community leadership and resilience. (SANA)

            First Lady honors community leader, symbol of resilience, and rebuilder of Syria

              27 May 2026.  First Lady Latifa al-Droubi met with Samira al-Qaddour, an Idlib school principal known for her civic work and resilience during the war, when she was displaced to camps for anti-regime protests. Upon her return, she launched several education initiatives, including rebuilding a school with local women.Read more at: SANA

              President Ahmad al-Sharaa signs decree on May 25, 2026, granting a 30% pension increase. (Ahmed al-Sharaa:X)
              President Ahmad al-Sharaa signs decree on May 25, 2026, granting a 30% pension increase. (Ahmed al-Sharaa:X)

              President announces significant pension increase, part of reforms aimed to ensure dignified life for workers and retirees

                26 May 2026.  As part of ongoing efforts to structure a comprehensive and realistic wage and pension system, President al-Sharaa approved a 30% increase in pensions, effective June 1. He noted that all workers had received wage increases since January 2025.Read more at: ENAB BALADI

                Visitors explore Ma’arat al-Numan Museum in Idlib, second largest mosaic museum in the Middle East. (SANA)
                Visitors explore Ma’arat al-Numan Museum in Idlib, second largest mosaic museum in the Middle East. (SANA)

                Ancient site of prized mosaics from Roman and Byzantine eras now under restoration

                  26 May 2026.  Conservation teams are working to preserve Syria’s archaeological heritage of mosaic floors and wall panels dating from the 2nd-6th centuries AD. Despite severe damage from bombings during the civil war, streams of visitors from Syria and abroad affirm the site’s cultural importance.Read more at: SANA

                  Voters cast ballots in parliamentary elections in Hasakah province, northern Syria, May 24, 2026. (SANA)
                  Voters cast ballots in parliamentary elections in Hasakah province, northern Syria, May 24, 2026. (SANA)

                  Parliamentary elections in former Kurdish areas allow launch of People’s Assembly 

                    25 May 2026.  Elections of members to Syria’s Peoples Assembly took place in the largely Kurdish northeast regions of Hasakah and Aleppo provinces, after security-related delays. The political integration of SDF forces into Syrian state structures enables the People’s Assembly to begin its legislative work.Read more at: LEVANT 24

                    Committees receive naturalization applications from Kurdish citizens—mainly from Hasakah province, with some from Aleppo, Damascus, Raqqa and Deir Ezzor. (SANA)
                    Committees receive naturalization applications from Kurdish citizens—mainly from Hasakah province, with some from Aleppo, Damascus, Raqqa and Deir Ezzor. (SANA)

                    Thousands of Kurds submit applications for Syrian citizenship

                      25 May 2026.  Interior Ministry committees have received 2,892 family applications for naturalization —covering over 10,500 people—under Presidential Decree No. 13, which in January this year recognized their legal, cultural and linguistic rights, integrating them into the national fabric.Read more at: ENAB BALADI

                      Meeting of the national committee concerned with preparing infrastructure in destroyed areas in Syria, April 2, 2026. (Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management)
                      Meeting of the national committee concerned with preparing infrastructure in destroyed areas in Syria, April 2, 2026. (Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management)

                      Saudi Arabia pledges $1.5 billion under “Syria Without Camps” initiative

                        25 May 2026.  Saudi Arabia’s new pledge to Syria of $1.5 billion, a spike from previous annual funding, is earmarked for the government’s plan to move displaced families from camps to their home areas by the end of 2027. It includes restoration of infrastructure as well as health, education, disaster management and other sectors.Read more at: ENAB BALADI

                        Director of Corporate Affairs and Property Protection Directorate, at the Ministry of Economy and Industry, Abdulmajeed Abdo. (SANA)
                        Director of Corporate Affairs and Property Protection Directorate, at the Ministry of Economy and Industry, Abdulmajeed Abdo. (SANA)

                        Over 1800 new companies registered in Syria this year indicating improved investor climate

                          24 May 2026.  A senior Ministry of Economy and Industry official stated that 1,846 companies have been registered thus far in 2026, reflecting streamlined procedures and modernized services in a more stable, investor-friendly environment.  A system for incorporating domestic and foreign businesses online is also being launched.Read more at: SANA