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Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued Syria General License (GL) 25 to provide immediate sanctions relief for Syria in line with the President’s announcement for the cessation of all sanctions on Syria. GL 25 authorizes transactions

#Syria: transactions with Syrian entities & the Government (including Sharaa) are now authorized by the US. It opens the gate for the reconstruction and investments in key sectors like Energy. Sanctions remain for Russian-Iranian-DPKR related assets.

Rising from the ashes - #Syria. After Russia destroyed the Arshani water pumping station (W. #Idlib) in January 2022, today the solar energy field of the station was inaugurated. It will improve water access in the area. Geoloc: wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=3… x.com/Sy24ria/status…

One of the defining images of this genocide. This school in al-Daraj neighborhood was sheltering displaced Palestinians, and therefore became the target of Israel's air force. Amid the inferno a child stands up and searches for her family.

Of all the images they could have used to show what happened, they chose a map.

Over 80% of #Gaza croplands being destroyed by Israel since October 7, finds new Food and Agriculture Organization study. Most of during occupation by IDF. This derives Palestinians from food security and livelihood and have wider impacts on soil health, dust storms and ecosystems. openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/cor…

The report by research group Forensic Architecture suggested Israel has imposed what researchers call a system of “spatial control”, essentially a series of mechanisms that allow it to deploy military units across Palestinian territory at will. aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/27…

Since the fall of Assad in Syria, Syrians have struggled to find accurate information about new local and central government decisions. Gregory Waters and Kayla Koontz highlight the importance of reconstructing Syria’s information ecosystem. atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasour…

Social media is fueling sectarianism & fear across Syria, its impact strengthened by a lack of clear government communication channels & by foreign misinformation campaigns. Kayla Koontz & I spoke with activists & officials across the coast: atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasour…

Bazen protesto haykırmaz. Sadece durur. Sessiz, kararlı, haysiyetli. Erdem Gündüz'ün Gezi zamanı başlattığı "duran insan" eylemi çok ses getirmişti. Şimdi devamı gelmiş. İktidarlara bazen sessizlikle direnirsiniz; o sessizlik zamanla bir fırtınaya dönüşür.

Turkey detains five mayors in latest crackdown on opposition on.ft.com/4kngVJU

#BREAKING: Meeting between Rojava delegation and Syrian interim government begins in Damascus - Rojava media

63 judges dismissed by #Assad's regime or who defected during #Syria's revolution have been officially reinstated into the Justice Ministry today. Steps like this are crucial to making meaningful, open transitional justice a practical possibility.

NEW: In Syria’s Sweida, a fragile peace between Druze and Bedouin communities is unraveling, fueled by mistrust, vendettas and a dangerous security vacuum, writes Cian Ward for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/in-s…

To add to this, #Syria's Central Bank Governor Abdulqader Hasriyeh confirmed over the weekend that #Syria will re-enter the global SWIFT system "within weeks." #Syria's economic opening continues apace.

In my latest Foreign Policy piece on “peace talks” between Erdogan and the PKK, I argue that strongmen rarely resolve ethnic conflicts, they use them to tighten their grip on power. For a cautionary tale of how such leaders manage ethnic conflict, I look at Sri Lanka’s military

New article by Gregory Waters and Kayla Koontz for Washington Institute: "Without Accountability, Syria’s Sectarian Violence Will Only Worsen" washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi… Must-read!

The US has authorized the departure of non-essential personnel & dependents from Middle East embassies & bases amid heightened concerns that Israel is about to attack Iran. “We think it’s more serious than any other time in the past.” washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

In the meetings, Hajo asked Ismail, Ibrahim, and Darwish, all of whom are members of the joint Kurdish delegation tasked with negotiating with Damascus, to be firm in demanding a federal system and Syrian Kurdistan as a unified entity within. saknews.net/?p=3008