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President al-Sharaa and Prime Minister al-Shaibani meet businessmen in UAE, April 14th (L24/Social Media)Syria is strengthening ties with gulf states as a vital strategy for future growth
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
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Trucks loaded with belongings of residents from the Areesha refugee camp who are returning home. (Photo © UNHCR/Hameed Maarouf on UN News website 27 May 2025)Belongings of internally displaced Syrians returning home
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
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People celebrate in Damascus on May 13, after the announcement of US lifting sanctions. (Yamam Al Shaar/Reuters)After 8 years in exile a journalist returns home, calling it surreal
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 PostSubscription needed to read whole article.
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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 7, 2025. (REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/Pool/File Photo)Syria and Israel engage in indirect talks as Israeli air strikes continue
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
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