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We are a group of observers tracking the profound changes taking place in Syria. The principles and values of the countryโ€™s new leadership have caught our attention, as they represent a vital foundation for reforms needed in institutions around the world.

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ โ€” ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ โ€” conduct rescue operations during the war. The organization has now been integrated into the ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜. sana.sy/en/syria/233...

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ โ€” ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ โ€” conduct rescue operations during the war. The organization has now been integrated into the ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜.
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๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป The number of people leaving displacement camps accelerated in July and August with nearly 39,000 Syrians departing during those months. Since January 2026, more than 60,000 people received assistance for returning to their home areas. wp.me/pgslGE-24e

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ โ€œ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜€โ€ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

The number of people leaving displacement camps accelerated in July and August, with nearly 39,000 Syrians departing during those months. Since January 2026, more than 60,000 people received assistance for returning to their home areas, according to the UNโ€™s office of humanitarian affairs.

"Between good and evil, reconstruction and destruction, peoples have struggled. This struggle between good and evil continues; however, good people choose the right path." ๐—”๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—น-๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฎ, ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ, ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—น๐˜†, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ

"Between good and evil, reconstruction and destruction, peoples have struggled. This struggle between good and evil continues; however, good people choose the right path."

๐—”๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—น-๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฎ, ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ,
๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—น๐˜†, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ

๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ The STAR project, a comprehensive program designed to promote small-scale agricultural development, will connect farmers to quality input, innovative tools, access to wider markets, and investment opportunities.

๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜

The STAR project, a comprehensive program designed to promote small-scale agricultural development, will connect farmers to quality input, innovative tools, access to wider markets, and investment opportunities. The program will serve to strengthen the nationโ€™s food security.

Syrian refugee ๐—๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฑ turned her own experience of displacement into a global mental health lifeline for refugees. In 2018, she founded ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜, a digital psychological support platform providing accessible mental health care to refugees in four languages. newfaceofsyria.org/gallery/

Syrian refugee Jin Dawod turned her own experience of displacement into a global mental health lifeline for refugees. After fleeing the Syrian civil war as a teenager and finding refuge in Tรผrkiye, she carried the invisible weight of fear, uncertainty and isolation.

While studying computer engineering, Jin set out to create a solution: an online therapy platform connecting refugees with psychologists in their mother tongue. In 2018, she founded Peace Therapist, a digital psychological support platform providing accessible mental health care to refugees in four languages.

A recipient of the 2024 Nansen Refugee Award for Europe, Jin is recognized for her dedication to healing trauma, fostering resilience and helping people find inner peace, essential steps toward creating a more peaceful world.

โ€œI wanted to make a solution that is accessible, anonymous and in the mother language for the people who are reaching out for help.โ€

๐—•๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—”๐—น-๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—œ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ฏ Local efforts are underway to revitalize the city and restore essential services to ensure the long-term preservation of its significant cultural and historical heritage. syriafocus.com/bosra-al-sha...

๐—•๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—”๐—น-๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—œ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ฏ

The city of Bosra Al-Sham in the Daraa Governorate is reclaiming its position as a prominent tourism and historical destination in southern Syria. As visitors return to explore its ancient landmarks, which date back centuries, local efforts are underway to revitalize the city and restore essential services to ensure the long-term preservation of its significant cultural and historical heritage.

Visitors explore Syrian artist ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—น-๐—•๐˜‚๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†โ€™๐˜€ โ€œ๐——๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ต๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—บ๐˜€โ€ retrospective at the ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ of Damascus. From bold, vibrant geometric compositions to intricate abstract works, the exhibition traces the evolution of her artistic journey. youtube.com/shorts/rygpd...

Syrian artist Enaya al Bukharyโ€™s 37 year career goes on display in Damascus

YouTube video by SANA English

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๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€. The families are returning to villages and towns in the countryside of Idlib, Hama, Homs, Aleppo and Hasakah. sana.sy/en/syria/234...

๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€.

The families are returning to villages and towns in the countryside of Idlib, Hama, Homs, Aleppo and Hasakah.

The convoy was organized by Idlib Governorate and the Directorate of Social Affairs and Labor in coordination with the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR), Muzn Organization, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the Emergency and Disaster Management Directorate.

After 14 years of displacement, Christian families are returning to ancestral villages across Syria with the hope of restoring community life and contributing to building a united country. Facing challenges, including outbreaks of violence, they are encouraged by government actions. wp.me/pgslGE-23Y

Christian churches and communities rebuild, gaining confidence in the new Syria - New Face of Syria

24 September 2026.ย  After 14 years of displacement, Christian families are returning to ancestral villages across Syria with the hope of restoring community life and contributing to building a united ...

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๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐˜†๐˜†๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—น-๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜†๐˜†๐—ฎ, a beloved Damascus landmark that stood proudly for 500 years - and counting. The 16th-century Ottoman religious and charitable complex located on the banks of the Barada River is preparing to welcome visitors once again. youtu.be/L-PRIfx6FJ8

500-year-old Damascus landmark comes back to life

YouTube video by The New Arab

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๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ, ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. The 6-month program included military and physical training, police and legal studies, plus field exercises in cases requiring female officers. wp.me/pgslGE-23S

๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ, ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†
Syriaโ€™s Interior Ministry graduated the first 150 members of its Womenโ€™s Police Institute, expanding womenโ€™s participation in policing and security services. The 6-month program included military and physical training, police and legal studies, plus field exercises in cases requiring female officers.

"Syria's security, stability and territorial integrity are a shared interest for Syrians and the international community alike. Therefore, we will continue working to consolidate stability and enhance respect for the rules of international law." ๐—”๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—น-๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ, ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€

"Syria's security, stability and territorial integrity are a shared interest for Syrians and the international community alike. Therefore, we will continue working to consolidate stability and enhance respect for the rules of international law."

๐—”๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—น-๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ, ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐Ÿ’ฎ

๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฆ | Essays Reflecting on the New Syria "๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€" First there was string. It is estimated that humans developed it for binding fibers and materials as long as 30,000 years ago ... ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ โฌ‡๏ธ wp.me/pgslGE-1zU

๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฆ | Essays Reflecting on the New Syria

"๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€"

First there was string. It is estimated that humans developed it for binding fibers and materials as long as 30,000 years ago. Needles had been invented by around 20,000 years ago and relics in grave sites from that time suggest an early knowledge of sewing. By 15,000 years ago, people had learned to strengthen string by twisting it into cordage, although early fibers were very labor-intensive to collect and uncomfortably rough to work with.

As humans moved from hunting and gathering for survival to building small communities based around herding and gardening, textile production evolved alongside the growing of food. Where there was water, cotton and flax could be cultivated. These crops were far easier to prepare for spinning than the tough grasses found along the way by nomads. Sheep were raised for woolen fibers as well as food. By around 10,000 BCE, looms were being used in Eurasia and the Near East to weave cloth.

The city-states of Syria were among the earliest and most advanced civilizations in recorded history. Their ideal locations made the region a major crossroads of trade, linking the Far East with what is now modern Europe.  Flax, from which linen is made, and cotton were cultivated, easing the collection of these softer fibers for spinning and weaving into cloth. The shearing of sheep provided the fiber needed for woolen fabric. Silk was eventually introduced from China and became part of cloth production. Thus, Syriaโ€™s ancient textile industry was born.

The ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜†๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ (๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฐ: ูƒู†ูŠุณุฉ ู…ุงุฑ ุณู…ุนุงู† ุงู„ุนู…ูˆุฏูŠ) is one of the oldest surviving church complexes. Founded in 473 CE near modern-day Aleppo, it was constructed on the site of the pillar of Saint Simeon, a renowned stylite monk (390โ€“459 CE). newfaceofsyria.org/gallery/

The ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜†๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ (๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฐ: ูƒู†ูŠุณุฉ ู…ุงุฑ ุณู…ุนุงู† ุงู„ุนู…ูˆุฏูŠ) is one of the oldest surviving church complexes. Founded in 473 CE near modern-day Aleppo, it was constructed on the site of the pillar of Saint Simeon, a renowned stylite monk (390โ€“459 CE).

Saint Simeon was a Christian ascetic who lived for 36 years on a small platform atop a pillar, where he preached to pilgrims who came to see him.

The church complex stands as a remarkable testament to the early Christian communities of Syria and the enduring legacy of Saint Simeon.

A 21-meter wooden waterwheel beside Syriaโ€™s ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ stands among the largest surviving examples of the system that once carried water to Hamaโ€™s orchards, homes and public buildings. Known as ๐—ฎ๐—น-๐— ๐˜‚๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜†๐˜†๐—ฎ, the noria has an inscription dating back to 763 AH (1361 CE). sana.sy/en/culture-a...

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด 

A 21-meter wooden waterwheel beside Syriaโ€™s ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ  stands among the largest surviving examples of the system that once carried water to Hamaโ€™s orchards, homes and public buildings.

Known as al-Muhammadiyya, the noria has an inscription dating its structures to 763 AH (1361 CE). Its aqueduct carried water toward the Great Mosque quarter, nearly a kilometer from the river. In 2006, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers designated it a Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark.

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น-๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฎ brought positive news to the Syrian diaspora community on the eve of his return to the UN General Assembly. In the space of one year, relationships were repaired with international institutions, diplomatic relations restored and expanded, crippling sanctions ... wp.me/pgslGE-23K

President al-Sharaa returns to New York after a year of dramatic progress - New Face of Syria

22 September 2026.ย  President al-Sharaa brought positive news to the Syrian diaspora community on the eve of his return to the UN General Assembly. In the space of one year, relationships were repaire...

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39 student engineering and science projects are on display at ๐—œ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฏ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. The exhibition showcases the scientific production projects of students of ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ, coinciding with the anticipated announcement of university admissions. youtu.be/1E2nWVpfLpY

Idlib Students Put 39 Projects Up for Investment

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For more than a decade, ๐—œ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ธ๐˜‚ ๐—ฌ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ supported Syria from abroad. In 2017, The Japanese activist founded โ€œ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป.โ€ The group backed relief, education and livelihoods, and later justice work inside Syria. youtu.be/9YMJrR87Haw

From Japan Home in Syria

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As al-Hasakah navigates administrative change from SDF rule to integration into the Syrian state, political tensions increased along deep-set ethnic, religious and social lines. Local residents are leading efforts to strengthen civil peace through dialogue and social cohesion. wp.me/pgslGE-23E

Residents call for ending polarization and bringing civil peace to al-Hasakah, northeastern Syria - New Face of Syria

21 September 2026.ย  As al-Hasakah navigates administrative change in the transition from SDF rule to integration into the Syrian state, political tensions increased along deep-set ethnic, religious an...

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In the heart of the Old City, ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—”๐—น-๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฟ๐—ถ stands as one of ๐——๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€โ€™ oldest cultural landmarks. Dating back to 1069, the hammam features an architectural design inspired by early Roman thermae. Its sequence of rooms guides bathers through a gradual thermal journeyโ€”from cold, to warm, to hot.

In the heart of the Old City, ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—”๐—น-๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฟ๐—ถ stands as one of ๐——๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€โ€™ oldest cultural landmarks. Dating back to 1069, the hammam features an architectural design inspired by early Roman thermae. Its sequence of rooms guides bathers through a gradual thermal journeyโ€”from cold, to warm, to hot.
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๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฆ | ๐—˜๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ. For a world weary of the ravages of war, the ongoing miracles in Syria are an unexpected source of hope and a welcome signal of new possibilities for humanity. ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ โฌ‡๏ธ wp.me/pgslGE-eo

The Appearance of Miracles - New Face of Syria

In less than six months, a nation that was on the brink of failure has been revived and is undergoing a transformation, an unfathomable occurrence in the normal course of events. Signs point to the pr...

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๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜๐——๐—ข๐— ๐—ฆ ๐—š๐—จ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—˜๐—— ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฆ๐—ฌ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—” "The ministry has completed a new media law befitting the new Syria and creating a proper environment for the free practice of journalism." ๐—ž๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ, ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿ’ฎ

๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜๐——๐—ข๐— ๐—ฆ ๐—š๐—จ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—˜๐—— ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฆ๐—ฌ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—”

"The ministry has completed a new media law befitting the new Syria and creating a proper environment for the free practice of journalism."

๐—ž๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ, ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿ’ฎ

๐—š๐—จ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ | Articles contributed by individuals with firsthand insights into Syria and its emergence in the world as the New Syria. wp.me/pgslGE-1Yy

Syria: A Blueprint for a New Path in Conflict Resolution - New Face of Syria

Wassim Nasr, prominent French journalist, analyst, and Senior Research Fellow at The Soufran Center, examines how the political and military evolution of Syriaโ€™s former revolutionary stronghold in Idl...

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๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ: ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ The occasion highlights the heritage of Bedouin communities and the knowledge they have accumulated over centuries concerning the environment, seasons, water and livelihoods ... sana.sy/en/culture-a...

๐—ข๐—ป ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ: ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ

From rainy seasons and grazing grounds, and the routes linking pastures with water sources, to poetry preserved through oral tradition and textiles reflecting weaving skills passed down through generations of women, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ forms part of the rich mosaic of Syriaโ€™s cultural heritage. It embodies a wealth of knowledge, customs, values and practices shaped by life in the desert and passed from one generation to another.


This heritage has attracted growing international attention as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (๐—จ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ข) marked the International Day of Bedouin Heritage for the first time on September 22, following its adoption by the UNESCO General Conference in 2025.

The occasion highlights the heritage of Bedouin communities and the knowledge they have accumulated over centuries concerning the environment, seasons, water and livelihoods, while calling for its preservation, documentation and transmission to future generations.

After leaving Damascus in 2011 in protest against the former regimeโ€™s crushing of dissent, Assala Nasri lived in Egypt for 15 years, performing across the Arab world and in Europe, winning numerous prestigious awards. Thousands of fans cheered her emotional Damascus homecoming. wp.me/pgslGE-23w

Celebrated singer returns home to Damascus after 15-year self-imposed exile - New Face of Syria

18 September 2026.ย  After leaving Damascus in 2011 in protest against the former regimeโ€™s crushing of dissent, Assala Nasri lived in Egypt for 15 years, performing across the Arab world and in Europe,...

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