16 December 2025. Syria’s Minister of Health, Musab al-Ali, unveiled a three-year plan to make quality health services available to all citizens across the country, based on fairness and transparency, as aligned with current challenging realities. The highest priority is given to positive results for people.Read more at: ENABBALADI
15 December 2025. Speaking to a diverse gathering of researchers and officials on the anniversary of liberation, Minister al-Mustafa affirmed a new phase of freedom for internal discussions of issues such as Syria’s transition, economic recovery, security and military reform, and preserving collective memory.Read more at: SANA
7 December 2025. Over 3 million Syrians, including 1 million refugees and 2 million internally displaced people have voluntarily returned, yet many are in desperate need of basic services to rebuild their lives. The UN has made an urgent call to the international community for support. Read more at: SANA
2 December 2025. Having suffered for decades under a corrupt legal system, Syria’s Ministry of Justice is actively seeking to recreate the system and restore trust. The program in Germany aims to strengthen judicial capacities, focusing on transitional justice, housing, land and property rights.Read more at: ENABBALADI
20 November 2025. The Syrian Interior Ministry has lifted five million travel bans imposed on citizens by the former regime, restoring citizens’ freedom of movement and strengthening trust in state institutions.Read more at: ENABBALADI
15 November 2025. Syria has reopened embassies in the US and UK, preparing for Turkey next, as it moves to restore formal ties with the West and with regional powers. At London’s ceremony, Foreign Minister Asaad al‑Shaibani declared, “Syria is returning to the world with its free identity.”Read more at: LEVANT24
15 November 2025. The 9th annual European Union conference in support of Syria, held in Syria for the first time, highlighted cooperation between civil society and government. The EU vice-president said the event “allows Syrians to express their views on the future of their country and make their voices heard.”Read more at: ENABBALADI
31 October 2025. Syria’s push for clean government gained momentum as President al-Sharaa urged transparency and accountability, asking leaders, “Have you forgotten you are the sons of the revolution?” He called on officials and business leaders to reject past abuses and embrace reform.Read more at: LEVANT24
16 October 2025. At a meeting with “Journalists for Freedom,” Lebanese FM Yousef Raji announced a new phase in Syria–Lebanon ties, grounded in mutual respect and noninterference, noting that pending issues are “progressing in the right direction, albeit at a measured pace.”Read more at: SANA
10 October 2025. Syrian and Lebanese officials agreed to reset relations, shifting from a “tense security-based relationship” to a “developed political and economic partnership,” stated al-Shaibani, to “move with Lebanon beyond the obstacles of the past.”Read more at: ENABBALADI
9 October 2025. In a round table discussion with students at Columbia University, al-Mustafa spoke of the government’s goal to overcome the past and establish public trust. Finer observed that successful change is not a linear process, but that “everybody is invested in Syria’s success.”Read more at: SANA
7 October 2025. Following deadly clashes in Aleppo, Syrian president al-Sharaa and Kurdish leader Abdi agreed on a ceasefire and discussed the Kurds’ political and military integration into Syria.Read more at: FRANCE24
5 October 2025. Syrians should be proud of their transition from chaos and war to elections, within a matter of months, said President al-Sharaa. He calls rebuilding the country a collective responsibility requiring all citizens to participate.Read more at: SANA
5 October 2025. The bank’s governor stated the new directorate aims to “institutionalize fairness and accountability in how financial institutions deal with their clients” in the goal of restoring consumers’ confidence.Read more at: ENABBALADI
3 October 2025. Syrian-American Rabbi Henry Hamra announced his candidacy for the People’s Council in Damascus, the first Jewish candidate for Syria’s People’s Council since 1967. His platform promotes reconstruction, economic growth, and lifting the US Caesar Act sanctions. He stressed his belief in a united and tolerant Syria, and his aim to bridge Syrian communities at home and abroad. Hamra’s father, Youssef Hamra, the Chief Rabbi of Syrian Jews in NY, left Syria in 1992.Read more at: SANA
23 September 2025. Israel’s aggression toward Syria was underscored in the president’s remarks at the Concordia Summit, an annual global dialogue held alongside the General Assembly. Al-Sharaa stated that security concerns with Israel could best be addressed through negotiations, not violence, while speaking to many other topics including the lifting of sanctions and talks with SDF. In a twist of fate, his interviewer—the general who commanded US forces in Iraq when the US imprisoned al-Sharaa—lavished praise on his leadership.Read more at: ENAB BALADI
13 September 2025. In a wide-ranging interview, president al-Sharaa stressed the need for calm relations with all nations as Syria recovers. Emphasizing the primacy of the people’s safety and well-being, he explained that a stable economy involves more than trade and investment. It requires reforming the judicial and educational systems, developing human resources, and providing energy, services, roads, communications, and open relations with neighboring countries, all of which are underway.Read more at: SANA
9 September 2025. Syria’s Transitional Justice Commission was given the mandate of “uncovering the truth about the gross violations committed by the former regime, holding those responsible accountable, redressing the harm suffered by the victims, and consolidating the principles of non-repetition and national reconciliation.” Seeking civil society cooperation, the Chairman met with the Syrian Network for Human Rights, which praised the commission’s openness and offered access to a database of abuses kept since 2011.Read more at: LEVANT24
30 August 2025. The Supreme Committee for People’s Assembly Elections launched its official website, pledging a “comprehensive plan to ensure transparency” ahead of Syria’s first parliamentary vote since Assad’s fall. Both Syrian and international organizations will monitor the vote, as well as lawyers for each district, which Committee spokesperson Nawar Najma called “an unprecedented step aimed at enhancing integrity.” Observers say the vote will test Syria’s commitment to reform and public trust in elections.Read more at: LEVANT24
21 August 2025. In a video interview, Barbara Leaf, a high-level US diplomat who met with Ahmad al-Sharaa following the fall of Assad, reflects on the historic Syrian transition, calling it a “once in a generation” opportunity for change. Acknowledging the challenges of reconstruction and reconciliation, given the distrust and sectarian conflict fuelled by the Assad regime, she praises the new government’s avoidance of widespread violence.Read more at: ALARABIYA
17 August 2025. As demonstrations broke out in Suwayda, President al-Sharaa declared: “Syria is tired of war.” Speaking in a dialogue session with notables and officials from Idlib, he rejected division and partition, calling for unity through dialogue and understanding—not force. With Druze protestors demanding self-determination while waving the Israeli flag, he accused Israel of intervening directly in Suwayda’s unrest. The president acknowledged violence from all sides in the July Suwayda clashes and affirmed that all perpetrators would be held to account.Read more at: FRANCE 24
13 August 25. Honouring his commitment to engage in direct dialogue with the Syrian people and listen to their concerns, President Ahmad al-Sharaa met with community leaders and officials in Idleb. He acknowledged Idleb for its pioneering of institutions that form the new Damascus government, calling it “a fundamental pillar for launching the project of a modern national state in Syria.” A wide range of questions and concerns from participants elicited commitments from the president and information about plans for the country.Read more at: SANA
29 July 2025. Commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Abdi Mazloum, confirmed that upcoming Paris talks will focus on a mechanism for integrating the SDF into Syria’s Ministry of Defence. The goal will be deciding on the means to implement the agreement he signed in March with interim president al-Sharaa. “We agree with the government on a unified Syria under one army and one flag,” Abdi said, while acknowledging unresolved issues. He welcomed Saudi Arabia’s role as a mediator.Read More at: ENAB BALADI
27 July 2025. Following meetings with leading figures in diverse sectors of Syrian society, the chairman of the Higher Committee of People’s Assembly Elections presented recommendations for sweeping electoral reforms to President Ahmad al-Sharaa, who stressed the goal of overcoming division and sectarianism. The reforms aim to create a People’s Assembly “worthy of Syria’s leadership, land, and sacrifices,” the chairman said, one that will advance reconstruction and development. The elections will be monitored by local communities and international organizations.Read More at: SANA
24 July 2025. Syria’s information minister expressed deep dissatisfaction with international media outlets for their formulaic responses to the nation’s recovery. Despite unprecedented access to information and services granted by the ministry, in the hope of gaining objective coverage of a country undergoing a complex transition, he found that entrenched and biased views of Syria and the Middle East have persisted. The minister highlighted the profound responsibility of journalism, especially in critical times, “to pursue truth with integrity, and to remain open to facts, rather than clinging to ready-made judgments…”Read more at: SANA
