Inclusiveness

His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, head of the Syriac Orthodox Church in the world, meets People’s Assembly election committee. (SANA)

Prominent Church leader calls People’s Assembly elections a milestone for Syria’s future

27 July 2025. Preparing for the upcoming People’s Assembly elections, Syria’s election committee is reaching out to leaders in all sectors of society to ensure inclusive representation. Among the religious leaders they met with, Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II affirmed his church’s support for the government’s path to national unity and the electoral process. He expressed the hope that members of parliament would be elected for their competence, experience, and ability to serve the nation, regardless of religious, sectarian, or ethnic affiliations.Read more at: SANA

Drone show illuminates Syria’s new emblem during celebrations at Ummayad Square, Damascus, 5 July. (SANA English Official on X)

A people-powered symbol of Syria’s rebirth

6 July 2025. Minister of Information, Hamzah al-Mustafa declared: “With the launch of the state’s new visual identity, we have announced the beginning of a new Syria… by the people and for the people.” He emphasized that the emblem was crafted “through a participatory process that involved citizens from all backgrounds, both inside and outside the country,” thanking the team for their “dedication and tireless efforts.”Read more at: SANA

Transitional president Ahmad al-Sharaa speaks at unveiling of Syria’s new national emblem. (SANA on ENAB BALADI)

Golden Eagle symbolizes Syria’s new collective identity

3 July 2025. Syria unveiled its new national visual identity at the People’s Palace, introducing the Golden Eagle emblem, signifying sovereignty rooted in historical and revolutionary symbolism. President Ahmad al-Sharaa declared, “The identity we launch today represents an indivisible, united Syria,” describing his vision of the new government as “emerging from the people and serving them.” The emblem reflects unity, empowerment, and a redefined state-citizen relationship. Read more at: ENAB BALADI

Representatives from Syrian civil society meet in a “Damascus Spring” session on 25 April 2025. (Enab Baladi:Anas al-Khouli)

The new Syrian government welcomes the resurgence of civil society

24 June 2025. Since the fall of Assad, civil society in Syria has flourished. Renewed energy is empowering progress in fields of justice, education, health, and women’s rights. The new government embraces NGOs as essential partners in national renewal, registering over 600 hundred organizations since January. Advocates of the new relationship between society and state report growing trust, open dialogue, transparency, inclusivity and a shared commitment to building a unified Syria.Read more at: ENAB BALADI

Rebuilding Syria

For peacefully protesting against the dictatorship, the Syrian people lived in terror of endless war and repression… and its population became increasingly impoverished, with large sections of cities destroyed and lying in ruins… The new leaders quickly began to establish the rule of law and an environment of freedom for all Syrian peoples… demonstrating a strong will to reconstruct the nation as a democratic state that respects human rights, seeks unity among the diversity of peoples, and is committed to the common good.

Breaking the Endless Cycle of War

Humanity stands at a crossroads. We have the power to reject our inheritance of mutual destruction and build, instead, a future based on mutual understanding, respect, and cooperation. This possibility rests on potentials of our species that have been largely untapped until now: an active willingness to listen, a capacity for forgiveness, the aspiration to reach across human divides, and the awareness that no group or nation thrives when others suffer… In the case of Syria, the new leadership has held up these qualities as paramount for the rebirth of the country.

New Face of Syria