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The Syrian Observer is a daily online news service covering Syrian political and civil society news.
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Shibani and Fidan: Bilateral Relations Are Advancing at an Accelarating Pace
19+ hour, 22+ min ago (298+ words) According to Shibani, bilateral relations have made exceptional strides. He cited dozens of meetings at the presidential and ministerial levels, the signing of forty agreements and memoranda of understanding, and an institutional communication network linking twenty-two Syrian ministries and bodies…...
Fuel Shock in Syria: Protests, Price Hikes and the Struggle to Secure Energy Supplies
19+ hour, 17+ min ago (1166+ words) Protests swept through several Syrian governorates on Sunday after the government raised fuel prices by up to forty per cent, intensifying public anxiety over the cost of living and exposing the deeper structural weaknesses of the country’s energy sector. Demonstrations…...
IAEA Board of Governors Unanimously Removes???Non-Compliance??? Designation on Syria
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (271+ words) IAEA Board of Governors Unanimously Removes “Non-Compliance” Designation on Syria The Syrian Observer IAEA Board of Governors Unanimously Removes “Non-Compliance” Designation on Syria The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has unanimously voted to remove the…...
US Envoy Meets Syrian Foreign Minister in Ankara as Regional Tensions Mount
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (277+ words) US Special Envoy to Syria and Iraq Thomas Barack met late Tuesday with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shibani in Ankara, shortly after Al-Shaibani concluded talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. The back-to-back meetings come amid rising military friction involving…...
Syrian Oil Refinery Workers Suspend Protests After Mass Layoffs and Mounting Health Risks
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (202+ words) Mass Layoffs and a Breakdown in Institutional Integration Protesters rejected proposals by local officials to send a four-person delegation to Damascus for negotiations, insisting that authorities address the crisis directly at the work sites. Workers described conditions in the region’s…...
Conservative Syrian Coalition Calls for End to State-Sanctioned Events Seen as Violating Islamic Values
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (217+ words) A coalition of 62 conservative Syrian academics, Islamic scholars, and public officials—including MPs Ahmad Idris al-Taan and Kinan al-Nahas, as well as reinstated diplomat Hussam al-Hafiz—has issued a manifesto demanding a sweeping realignment of Syria’s public cultural sphere with…...
U.S. Pivot on Suweida: Is Washington Moving from Containment to Pressure?
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (585+ words) The Syrian Observer U.S. Pivot on Suweida: Is Washington Moving from Containment to Pressure? Recent remarks by Tom Barrack, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Syria and Iraq, suggest a possible recalibration in Washington’s approach to the fast-moving developments in Syria’s Suweida…...
Ambiguity Surrounds Syrian–Israeli Security Agreement: Where Do Israeli Elections Stand in the Equation? - The Syrian Observer
1+ week, 3+ day ago (383+ words) Complicating matters further, Israel’s parliamentary elections on 27 October 2026 significantly raise the political cost of any territorial withdrawal or concession for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. At the same time, Washington is working to prevent rising tensions between Damascus and Tel Aviv…...
What Does Israel Want from the???New Syria????
1+ week, 4+ day ago (458+ words) What Does Israel Want from the “New Syria”? The Syrian Observer What Does Israel Want from the “New Syria”? A broad consensus has taken shape across Israeli semi-official circles, military commentators and strategic research centers: Syria has entered a new…...
The AFD is Getting Closer??? German Elections Reignite Fears Among Syrian Refugees
1+ week, 5+ day ago (509+ words) Elections are scheduled to take place in the state of Saxony-Anhalt on September 6, while elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern will be held on September 20. This follows elections in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate held on March 22. The AfD is expected to…...