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Doing business in conflict zones: what companies can learn from Lafarge’s exit from Syria
The Conversation
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July 9, 2025
The world experienced over 60 armed conflicts in 2024, a “historically high” number according to scholars in the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. Consequently, the risks faced by multinational companies (MNCs)...
US removes terrorist designation from Syria’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
Mission Network News
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July 9, 2025
Syria (MNN) —Another load is lifted from Syria’s shoulders. As of July 8, the US no longer designates Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) as a foreign terrorist organization. HTS was technically disbanded in January, shortly after its then-leader Ahmed...
US Lifts Terrorist Tag From Syria's 'Al-Qaeda' Group
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Washington- The United States will revoke its designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) as a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO) as Washington softens its approach to post-war Syria following the fall of Bashar...
Trump lifts US sanctions on Syria, Sharaa govt after rebels oust Russia-backed Assad regime
Organiser Weekly
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US President Donald Trump has officially ended decades-long trade and economic sanctions imposed by the United States on Syria. The decision came through an executive order signed by Trump, with the White House confirming that the United States...
QRCS provides dialysis, cardiac catheterization consumables to Syria’s Idlib and Aleppo hospitals
The Peninsula
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July 9, 2025
Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is pursuing its humanitarian efforts to enhance specialized health care services in Syria, with a new project to provide dialysis kits and cardiac catheterization supplies for hospitals and health centers in...
Shotgun wedding? Israel and Syria go to the altar
Responsible Statecraft - Washington D.C.
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July 9, 2025
For half a century, the border between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights was a model of hostile stability. The guns were silent, but deep-seated antagonism prevailed, punctuated by repeated, failed attempts at diplomacy. Now, following the...
Azerbaijan, Syria, and new energy triangle through Türkiye
AzerNews
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July 9, 2025
Historically, Syria expressed interest in Azerbaijani gas, and in 2009, the two countries even signed an agreement for gas exports. However, global and regional developments derailed the project. Today, with Azerbaijan exporting gas via the TAP...
Syria eyes solar in energy recovery after U.S. lifts sanctions
Finance & Commerce - Minnesota
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July 7, 2025
The Blueprint Syria plans $7B energy deal including solar and gas power. U.S. lifts sanctions, allowing investment and fuel imports. Blackouts persist, with most households lacking electricity. Solar panels offer relief but remain unaffordable for...
A church bombing leads Syria's Christians to consider leaving as foreign fighters remain
The Independent
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July 9, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Trump lifted sanctions on Syria. Now do Cuba.
Responsible Statecraft - Washington D.C.
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July 8, 2025
President Trump’s new National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) on Cuba, announced on June 30, reaffirms the policy of sanctions and hostility he articulated at the start of his first term in office. In fact, the new NSPM is almost...
Syria's HTS no longer terrorist organisation? New US memo next step in 'chance at peace'
The Week
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US President Donald Trump on Monday approved the revocation of the 'Foreign Terrorist Organisation' label on the al-Nusrah Front, also known as the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), in a major step towards what he previously called Syria's “chance at...
Syria Wants Lebanon's Tripoli In Swap For Israel-Held Golan Heights
Zero Hedge
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Amid ongoing talks with Israel, Syria's new Islamist-led government is considering a scenario in which it would relinquish claims to most of the Golan Heights to Israel, in exchange for carving the city of Tripoli and surrounding territory out of...
Syria urges investment in rebuilding war-damaged energy sector
Xinhua News Agency
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DAMASCUS, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Syrian energy chief Mohammed al-Bashir on Monday called for investment in Syria's war-battered energy sector. "It is no secret that we are facing enormous challenges in the energy sector, foremost among them the...
Syria: Jordan Makes Major Contribution to Extinguishing Latakia Wildfires
Jordan News
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July 7, 2025
The Syrian Civil Defense announced Monday that significant efforts have been made by its firefighting teams, as well as Jordanian and Turkish firefighting units, in combating the wildfires raging in Jabal al-Turkman and the Al-Furunluq forests in...
Syria expresses its gratitude and appreciation to the member states of the Union for the Mediterranean
SANA
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July 7, 2025
Damascus, SANA – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed the decision to reinstate the membership of the Syrian Arab Republic in the Union for the Mediterranean, considering it a positive step that reflects a growing recognition...
Syria Arrests Bashar Al Assad's Cousin Involved In Drug Trade In Border Ambush
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Syrian authorities arrested Wassim Al Assad, a cousin of longtime ruler Bashar Al Assad, the interior ministry said Saturday, in one of the most high-profile arrests since the former president's ouster. Bashar Al Assad fled...
Syria resumes direct flights to Libya
The Libya Observer
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Syria has announced the resumption of direct commercial flights to Libya for the first time in more than ten years, signaling renewed ties between the two countries after a prolonged period of conflict and isolation. The head of Syria’s Civil...
Mass Killings, Torture, and Sectarian Violence in Syria’s Coastal Region After Assad’s Fall, Report Finds
The Syrian Observer
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July 8, 2025
A new report by the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) has documented sweeping human rights violations in Syria’s coastal region and parts of Hama following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. The report, titled...
Who holds the president accountable in Syria?
Enab Baladi
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July 8, 2025
Enab Baladi – Mowaffaq al-Khouja Hope has returned to Syrians for the establishment of a state based on the principles for which the March 2011 revolution was launched, demanding justice, equality, freedom, and genuine (not symbolic) popular...
Jordan and Syria Discuss Shared Water Issues
Jordan News
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July 8, 2025
Jordan’s Minister of Water and Irrigation, Raed Abu Saud, received Syrian Deputy Minister of Energy for Water Resources, Osama Abu Zaid, and members of the Syrian Technical Water Committee on Tuesday morning in Amman. The meeting took place on the...