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Syrian children return to overcrowded war-damaged schools after years of civil war. (Al Jazeerah English video still, March 2025)
Syrian children return to overcrowded war-damaged schools after years of civil war. (Al Jazeerah English video still, March 2025)

Turkey to aid in rebuilding and expanding Syria’s damaged educational system

    11 July 2025. Syria and Turkey signed a protocol to rehabilitate war-damaged schools, expand educational opportunities, and strengthen cultural ties. Turkey will aid in school reconstruction and technical support. The agreement includes licensing Turkish schools in Syria, mutual support for staff permits, teacher training, curriculum reform, and vocational education. A joint working group will oversee implementation, with plans for a broader education pact and bilingual programs underway.Read more at: ENAB BALADI

    A Syrian family crosses back into their homeland via the Kasab border connecting Syria and Turkey. (ENAB BALADI)
    A Syrian family crosses back into their homeland via the Kasab border connecting Syria and Turkey. (ENAB BALADI)

    Hundreds of thousands of citizens stream home to rebuild Syria

      2 July 2025.  More than 485,000 Syrians from neighboring countries returned home in the first half of 2025, with 275,000 returning from Turkey alone.  Many thousands more from non-neighboring countries returned permanently, aided by streamlined border procedures and fee waivers. The border authority continues staff training and modernization efforts, establishing growing confidence in Syria’s return infrastructure and the nationwide movement supporting stabilization and reintegration.Read more at: ENAB BALADI

      Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the UAE and Syria to build Damascus Gateway media city. (L24:Social Media, July 2nd)
      Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the UAE and Syria to build Damascus Gateway media city. (L24:Social Media, July 2nd)

      Race to overcome years of destruction with international cooperation

        1 July 2025.  In a period of 48 hours, Syria signed three major agreements with international firms to accelerate its recovery. The most ambitious is the “Damascus Gateway” city, intended to become a regional and global hub for media, the arts and tourism, with initial investment from the UAE.  Agreements were also signed with a US company to build two solar power stations, significantly increasing the power supply, and with a French company to restore 37 bridges that will ease movement between regions. Read more at SANA

        Reviving the electricity sector is crucial to improving Syrian life. (SANA)
        Reviving the electricity sector is crucial to improving Syrian life. (SANA)

        World Bank injects millions to jumpstart Syria’s power grid and economic recovery

          25 June 2025. The World Bank approved a $146 million grant to help establish reliable and affordable electricity and promote the nation’s economic recovery. The Syria Emergency Electricity Project will repair key transmission lines and substations, and support electricity sector development. The Bank’s Middle East director, Jean-Christophe Carret, called this the “first step in a planned increase in World Bank support to Syria on its path to recovery and development.”Read more at: SANA

          Syria’s Youth rise with hope and purpose in Deir Ezzor’s first Empowerment Conference. (Photo: SANA)

          Youth Lead the Way: Conference sparks hope for Syria’s future

            21 June 2025. Over 100 young Syrians gathered in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor for the inaugural youth conference, “Youth: Rise and Construction.” Governor Ghassan Sayyed Ahmad emphasized the vital role of youth in Syria’s post-war recovery, calling them a cornerstone of national rebuilding. Workshops addressed social, political, and economic issues; participants presented ideas to restore Syria after decades of conflict, repression, and widespread destruction.Read more at: SANA 

            UN’s Najat Rochdi hails Syria’s move to hold parliamentary elections in briefing to Security Council. (UN TV video still on SANA website)

            UN welcomes Syria’s plans for People’s Assembly elections 

              18 June 2025. Syria’s formation of a Supreme Electoral Committee—announced by President Ahmad Al-Sharaa—was welcomed by UN Deputy Special Envoy Najat Rochdi who called it “the next vital step in the political transition.” She and other UN officials called for international support of the new government, coping with vast humanitarian and other challenges in this fragile but pivotal phase of recovery. Read more at: SANA

              US Special Envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack, describes President Ahmad al-Sharaa as ‘a pivotal figure in the rebuilding of Syria’ (Photo: SANA)

              US diplomat underscores power of hope in the face of harsh reality

                11 June 2025. Ambassador Barrack praises Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa for his leadership of Syria’s reconstruction, saying the government is handling the situation “in the best way possible.”  He stated that by lifting sanctions, the US hopes to remove obstacles to Syria’s economic recovery and that it seeks transparency, not control. “A drop of hope may be more powerful than a tank full of a bad reality,” the ambassador said.Read more at: SANA

                EU commissioner Dubravka Suica speaks to the media at the 9th Brussels conference, “Standing with Syria,” in Belgium on 17 March 2025. (Reuters on Alarabiya English website 5 June 2025)

                “I came here with a clear message that we are here to assist and help Syria on its recovery”

                  7 June 2025. European Commissioner Dubravka Suica announced a €175 million EU recovery package for Syria, aimed at rebuilding key sectors like energy, education, health, and agriculture. Speaking in Damascus, she emphasized that reconstruction must be Syria-led and support economic stability, institutions, and human rights. She called the initiative a “new chapter” in EU–Syria relations.Read more at: ALARABIYA ENGLISH