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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.
September 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#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...
September 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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...
September 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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.
September 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
#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.
August 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
#Syria: the White Helmets have a pavilion at the #Damascus International Fair.

They explain how they were founded & the lifesaving work they carried out under harsh conditions.

As symbol of being regularly targeted by Assad & Russia, they brought one of their ambulances destroyed in a bombardment.
August 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
#Syria: an experienced deminer was killed today in the #Palmyra desert.

Bashar Abu Omar previously dismantled an insane number of mines on the former Greater Idlib fronts.

He was from Maaret Numan.
August 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
#Syria: the Amal suburb was officially inaugurated near Harem (NW. #Idlib province).

The project, made up of 144 apartments, aims to relocate around 850 people who lost their homes in the February 2023 earthquake.

The area is fully equipped & will begin receiving its new residents in a few days.
August 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
#Syria: the Security forces arrested Major General & Pilot Riyad Yusuf in #Latakia province.

He previously held several positions: commander of Dumayr Airbase in Damascus province - a base used for numerous airstrikes in the region - and Director of Air Operations (at least during 2018–2019).
August 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
#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.
August 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
#Syria: over a thousand Security guards as well as K9 units (to detect explosives) are mobilized to secure the #Damascus International Fair.

It also includes, for the first time, an unit using quadruped robots.
August 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#Syria: the Dead Cities of #Idlib province.

Those are hundreds of villages dating back to the Byzantine era - some of them are on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

In some buildings - around 1,500 years old - everything has been preserved, except the wooden elements.

Photos from Shinshira 👇
August 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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.
August 28, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Syrian craft on display at the #Damascus International Fair.
August 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
#Syria: a new aid convoy (~30 trucks) entered #Suwayda province today.

However, for the first time since last month’s clashes, it didn't use the Bosra corridor; instead, it traveled via the main Damascus-Suwayda road, which has been reopened.

Last photo shows the road when it was closed.
August 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
#Syria: aerial view of the #Damascus International Fair which opened tonight for 9 days.
August 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
#Syria: the city of #Hama tonight.
August 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
#Syria: Israel apparently carried out a landing operation tonight in area of Kiswah (S. #Damascus), which was bombed at least 13 times.
August 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Few km from #Damascus International Fair, which is officially inaugurated tonight, Israel is currently heavily bombing area of Kiswah.
August 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
#Syria: #Damascus is hosting the 62nd edition of its International Fair, which opened its gates tonight.

It will be the biggest economic event in over a decade.

20+ countries, incl. Syria, will be represented by over 900 companies.

Inauguration ceremony under theme "Syria embraces the World" 👇
August 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
#Syria: camps are being emptied, with many displaced people returning to their hometowns.

Those who remain now live around demolished houses, stripped of everything by those who left to start a new life.

Video from #Idlib province 👇
August 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
#Syria: a 5th fighter (44th Division, from Kafr Nabuda) was killed yesterday in S. #Damascus in an explosion which was the result of an Israeli drone strike.
August 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
#Syria: the first ship carrying barley from Europe (19,000 tons from Romania) arrived at the port of #Tartus last night.
August 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
#Syria: 2 kidnapping operations targeted within the span of few days 2 people from Zahraa (Shiite town in N. Aleppo) who were living in S. Zeinab district in #Damascus.

The fate of the first remains unknown while the second one was executed.
August 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
#Syria: 13 years ago today, Rebels shot down one of the very first #SyAF helicopters (a Mi-8 gunship).

Hit over the E. #Ghouta, it crashed in Qabun district.

The 4 crew members died, including the 2 pilots (Colonels).
August 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM