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- This photo captures the culmination of #Syria's return to the international scene after the overthrow of Assad's mass-murdering Regime.
- #Syria: such a headline was once unthinkable - it's now reality. The symbolic threshold of one million returning refugees has been crossed. www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...
- In 2017, Turkish authorities arrested in Ankara a man in possession of a Byzantine-era Bible smuggled from #Syria. The manuscript, made up of 17 gazelle-skin pages, is estimated to $1.5 million. www.yenisafak.com/gundem/15-mi...
- Tonight Zelensky announced the restoration of diplomatic relations between Ukraine & Syria following his historic meeting with Sharaa in New York. Ukraine cut relations with Damascus in June 2022 after Assad recognized "independence" of Donetsk and Luhansk's regions.
- #Syria: today US Commerce Department eased export restrictions to Syria. US goods, software & tech for civilian use, com' devices & certain civil aviation components can now be exported to Syria w/o export license. Licenses are still required for other items but the process will be facilitated.
- #Syria: the Energy minister announced that an agreement was signed with the Saudi company "ACWA Power" to build two giant power plants using renewable energy (solar & wind). The total expected capacity of the plants is 2.5 GW, which will nearly double the country’s current electricity production.
- Jordan thwarted 2 attempts to smuggle Captagon via the Jaber border crossing with #Syria in recent days. In total, 750,000 Captagon pills were seized: - 600K pills were concealed in the tires of a truck - an individual hid 2 bags containing 150K tablets in an external yard of the crossing.
- Syrian craft on display at the #Damascus International Fair.
- #Syria: Israeli attacks were triggered after Defense Ministry troops uncovered yesterday an advanced spy system in a base near Kiswah, S. Damascus. They were killed while trying to neutralize it. MoD fighters nonetheless managed to destroy a part of it. The landing op' was to recover the remains.
- #Syria: Israel apparently carried out a landing operation tonight in area of Kiswah (S. #Damascus), which was bombed at least 13 times.
- Few km from #Damascus International Fair, which is officially inaugurated tonight, Israel is currently heavily bombing area of Kiswah.
- Few km from #Damascus International Fair, which is officially inaugurated tonight, Israel is currently heavily bombing area of Kiswah.
- #Syria: yesterday 10 families from the Mahmoudly camp (near Tabqa - SDF-held area) returned to their hometowns in #DeirEzzor province, in collaboration with UNCHR. This was the first batch to leave the camp - more families registered for future convoys.
- #Syria: 2 years ago today, Rebels detonated a tunnel bomb under Malajah hill (S. Idlib), which allowed Rebels to seize it. Despite massive Russian firepower, Regime was unable to take it back. It was 1st Rebels' territorial gain since 2020 & an early sign of how balance on the ground had shifted.
- Just 2 days after thwarting a drug smuggling attempt from S. #Syria, Jordanian forces downed another balloon carrying ~30,000 Captagon pills. The incident occurred again in the Eastern Military District, opposite #Suwayda province. www.hala.jo/2025/08/26/%...
- The US Treasury has fully removed #Syria from its sanctions list, allowing US companies to engage with Damascus for first time in 21 years. This will take effect starting tomorrow. The final step: abrogation of the Caesar Act by Congress, which is currently suspended by a Trump's executive order.
- #Syria: Deir Baalba district (#Homs) has been under regime control for the past 12 years, yet rubble from the 2012 bombardment was still there. A campaign to clear the streets of debris has begun.
- #Syria: no fewer than 5.5 million people have crossed the border crossings (in both directions) since the beginning of the year, according to the Director of the Authority for Land and Sea Ports. About 300,000 trucks are also reported to have crossed the borders.
- Damascus International Airport before. Spot the difference.
- #Syria: amidst efforts to improve discipline and harmonization within its ranks, the Defense Ministry issued a number of orders. Prohibited: - wearing of any logo or symbol other than the official one - sharing private content using the military uniform and filming inside military facilities.
- #Syria: relentlessly, the Civil Defense teams continue to remove hundreds of tons of rubble in the #MaaretNuman countryside (SE. #Idlib). The large-scale operation has now entered its 4th week. From Jarjanaz today 👇
- #Syria: assassination of former Regime elements continues at an accelerated pace: Past 24 hours: - ex fighter killed in SE. Hama (Syrian Hezbollah) - ex fighter killed in Aleppo - informant killed in Aleppo - female informant shot dead in Hama. All cases are visually confirmed.