The Syrian Petroleum Company’s headquarters has received representatives of more than ninety foreign and Arab companies expressing interest in returning to Syria or entering the market, al-Thawra ...

In the heart of Damascus, within the Conference Palace that has borne witness to the dawn of a new political chapter, the Syrian state announced the arrival of the “new lira” on Monday evening. This ...

Talks in Damascus between the leadership of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian government officials ended without any tangible progress towards implementing the provisions of the 10 March ...

The currency change has come without the level of national consultation that a decision of this magnitude requires, Wael Sawah argues. Many Syrians greeted the introduction of the new currency with ...

THE SYRIAN OBSERVER January 4, 2026By avoiding human faces, the state also avoids choosing which humans to honor.

The unveiling of Syria’s redesigned banknotes has ignited a debate that extends far beyond aesthetics. For some, the new lira represents a long-awaited technical correction to a distorted monetary ...

Syrians are buzzing with anticipation after the lifting of the Caesar sanctions, wondering when prices will finally ease and their purchasing power rebound. Economic expert Asaad Al-Ashi believes the ...

This disorder unfolds against the backdrop of severe living pressures, al-Hal writes. Despite repeated government assurances that prices are being monitored and market manipulation is prohibited, ...

The Internal Security Command in Latakia announced on Sunday, October 19, the opening of a new complaints office in the city.

If the struggle for daily sustenance once diverted broad sectors of society from democratic concerns, the situation has since grown immeasurably worse as a result of the catastrophic war Syria has ...

The moral test of any new political order lies not in how it treats the majority, but in how it engages those with the least demographic weight, Wael Sawah writes for Daraj. Lenin advanced one of the ...

The meeting between Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Vladimir Putin appears to have offered both sides an opportunity to reassess the foundations of their political communication, Malek al-Hafez ...