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Syria signs a major agreement with Chevron and Qatar’s Power International to explore new oil and gas fields. (Syrian Observer)
Syria signs a major agreement with Chevron and Qatar’s Power International to explore new oil and gas fields. (Syrian Observer)

Syria’s energy sector reaches turning point with new offshore explorations

    5 February 2026.  The state-owned Syrian Petroleum Company signed a landmark agreement with US and Qatari companies to begin oil and gas explorations aimed at boosting energy investment, supporting development, and expanding partnerships. US envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack, called the agreement “a transformative step that draws a new picture for Syria after years of suffering.”Read more at:  SYRIAN OBSERVER

    Qatar Red Crescent reaffirms support for Syria’s healthcare with life-saving equipment and medicines. (SANA)
    Qatar Red Crescent reaffirms support for Syria’s healthcare with life-saving equipment and medicines. (SANA)

    Qatar Red Crescent expands commitment to ease suffering of vulnerable Syrians

      5 January 2026.  For Syrians facing displacement, serious illness, and loss of limbs, the Qatar Red Crescent is providing humanitarian and medical support. It is offering advanced medical treatments for cancer patients, amputees, people with disabilities, and those with no access to medical care.Read more at: SANA

      Signing ceremony for investment agreements at People’s Palace in Damascus, August 6, 2025. (Izz Aldien Alqasem – Anadolu Agency, on MEM, 6 August)
      Signing ceremony for investment agreements at People’s Palace in Damascus, August 6, 2025. (Izz Aldien Alqasem – Anadolu Agency, on MEM, 6 August)

      Foreign investments provide massive injection for Syria’s recovery

        6 August 2025.  The formal lifting of US sanctions paved the way for signing investment agreements valued at $14 billion, spread among 12 strategic areas including infrastructure, transportation, and real estate. The head of the Syrian Investment Authority, Talal al-Hilali, called the agreements a ‘turning-point’ for Syria’s future. They include redeveloping Damascus International Airport to boost tourism, trade, and regional connectivity, reconstructing ports, and constructing a subway in Damascus.Read more at: ALJAZEERA

        Ministers from Syria, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Qatar inaugurate a landmark gas pipeline. (L24)
        Ministers from Syria, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Qatar inaugurate a landmark gas pipeline. (L24)

        Gas pipeline boosts Syria’s recovery along with regional solidarity

          5 August 2025.  Syria, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Qatar cooperated in launching a natural gas pipeline supplying Azerbaijani gas to Syria via Turkey, funded by Qatar. Completed in record time, the project aims to revitalize Syria’s economy by improving the electricity supply for rebuilding the economy and people’s lives. The leaders hailed the project as a strategic step toward peace, stability, security, mutual trust, and cooperation, in place of division.Read more at: LEVANT 24

          President al-Sharaa attends the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding between Syria's energy ministry and the consortium formed by Qatar’s UCC Holding to promote investment in the energy sector. (Reuters photo on English Al Arabiya website 29 May 2025.)

          Syria signs a $7 billion deal to double its electricity supply

            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