Enab Baladi

Headlines

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani meets EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas in Damascus, September 29, 2026. (Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Damascus Seeks New Partnership Deal With EU

Residents from several areas of Rural Damascus protest to demand a halt to the “Abyat Hills” and “Sham View” projects, September 26, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)

HLP

Syrian Housing Ministry Defends Land Expropriation as Legal for Public Benefit

Syria’s Ministry of Public Works and Housing said that “expropriation is a legal and legitimate tool used by all countries […]

Politics

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during an interview with Qatar’s Al Jazeera, Sept. 27, 2026. (Al Jazeera)

Damascus Says Iran’s Support for Assad Cannot Be Ignored

Internal Security Forces personnel carry out a raid on an Islamic State cell, September 27, 2026. (Internal Security Forces)

Politics

Syrian Security Dismantles ISIS Cell Active in Four Governorates

Syria’s General Intelligence Directorate, in cooperation with the Internal Security Forces, dismantled a cell affiliated with the Islamic State group […]

A man carries two children before leaving a displacement camp in northern Syria, September 27. (OCHA)

Politics

OCHA: 38,000 Syrians Leave Displacement Camps

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said 38,836 internally displaced Syrians left displacement camps after […]

Smoke rises from a weapons depot after an explosion in al-Eis village, southern Aleppo countryside, September 21, 2026 (Reuters)

Politics

What Is Behind Syria’s Weapons Depot Explosions?

Enab Baladi, Yazan Kur Weapons and ammunition depots and storage sites have repeatedly exploded across different parts of Syria during […]

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa delivers Syria’s address at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 23, 2026. (Presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic)

Politics

Ahmed al-Sharaa at UN: Reassurance, No Escalation With Israel

Enab Baladi, Rkkan al-Khder One year after his first participation, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa returned on September 23 to deliver […]

A civilian aircraft conducts calibration tests on modern navigation systems at Damascus International Airport, September 24, 2026. (Syrian General Authority of Civil Aviation)

Politics

Israel Backs Off Targeting Syria’s Air Navigation Systems

Israel has allowed air navigation systems enabling nighttime flights at Damascus and Aleppo international airports to become operational, after months […]

Roumieh Prison in Lebanon, where many Syrian detainees are being held, March 4, 2026. (Lebanon’s National Human Rights Commission)

Politics

Roumieh Prisoners Appeal to Rights Groups After 13-Day Strike

Around 400 prisoners at Lebanon’s Roumieh Central Prison entered the 13th day of their strike on Friday, September 25, amid […]

The Syrian Civil Aviation Authority launches rehabilitation work at Latakia Airport, September 27, 2026. (Syrian Civil Aviation Authority)

Syrian Aviation Authority Begins Latakia Airport Rehabilitation

The first convoy of returnees from the Manbij area in Aleppo, supported by the UN Refugee Agency, June 1, 2026. (UNHCR)

Society

UNHCR: 100,000 Receive Return, Reintegration Aid

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reported that 87,345 people in refugee-hosting countries received return-related cash assistance in 2026, while 99,949 […]

A cluster of pistachios displayed at a festival in Aleppo city, September 18, 2026 (Enab Baladi/Mowaffak al-Khouja).

Society

Aleppo Pistachio Prices Rise as Farmers’ Profits Shrink

Aleppo pistachio prices have risen this year, but the increase has not delivered the profits farmers had hoped for, as […]

A drug-control inspection tour at a pharmaceutical factory in Hama governorate, December 3, 2025 (Syrian Ministry of Health)

Illicit Gain Committee Confirms Pharma Factory Takeovers to Enab Baladi

Killing of 129 journalists in 2025, September 25, 2025 (Reuters)

LC & CSO

Two thirds killed by Israel, 129 journalists die in 2025

The Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ, documented the deaths of 129 journalists and media workers worldwide in 2025, describing it […]

Syrian women hold up photos of detainees who died in Assad’s prisons, 8 December 2025 (Caesar Families Association/Facebook)

LC & CSO

Syria’s Justice Ministry calls for handover of detainee files from Assad-era prisons

The Syrian Ministry of Justice issued a circular on Monday, 15 December, calling on citizens to hand over documents obtained […]

Students sit on the floor at al-Salihiya School in Deir Ezzor (eastern Syria) because of a lack of desks, rehabilitation, and services, September 10, 2026. (Enab Baladi)

In-Depth

Education in Syria .. Challenges Beyond School Doors

Mohammed Jaffal | Ghena Jabr | Nour Kassem As the 2026-2027 school year begins, education in Syria faces a range […]

Journalists and activists protest outside the Internal Security building in Aleppo, calling for action over detained media workers, August 29, 2026 (Al-Watan Online)

Detention in Syria: Preventing the Return of Saydnaya’s Legacy

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stands on Mount Hermon, which Israel occupies in southern Syria, March 11, 2025. (Times of Israel/Emanuel Fabian)

In-Depth

Abu al-Duhur Shifts Syria-Israel Lines of Contact

Mowaffak al-Khouja | Mohammad Deeb Bazzet | Odai al-Haj Hussin While the Israeli government speaks of a security agreement with […]

Another sign held by protesters read, “We sacrificed our lives and livelihoods to secure our rights,” September 26, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)

Protesters Enter “Abyat Hills” Project in Qudsaya, Rural Damascus

Apple farmers harvest fruit in an orchard near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, September 25, 2026. (Jalaa MAREY / AFP)

Golan Heights: Majdal Shams Farmers Harvest Apple Crop

Fires in farmland in the Najha area of Rural Damascus after an Iranian missile fell following its interception by Israeli defenses, June 8, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmed Muslimani)

Iranian Missile Sparks Farmland Fire Near Damascus

HLP

Syrian Housing Ministry Defends Land Expropriation as Legal for Public Benefit

Syria’s Ministry of Public Works and Housing said that “expropriation is a legal and legitimate tool used by all countries […]

Shoppers at the old al-Hal market in Damascus, September 16, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmed Muslimani)

Economic Reports

Syrian Finance Ministry Reshapes Spending Priorities

The General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic approved a proposal submitted by Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed […]

Syrians return through the al-Salama border crossing with Turkey, September 6, 2026. (General Authority for Ports and Customs)

Economic Reports

Syrian Economy Faces Pressure From Refugee Returns

Syria has seen a growing number of Syrians return to their home areas since the fall of the Assad regime […]

Protesters raised signs addressing land ownership and owners’ rights during the demonstration, September 26, 2026 (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani).

HLP

Damascus: Abyat Real Estate Threatens Legal Action Against Project Opponents

Abyat Real Estate issued a statement on Sunday, September 27, threatening legal action against anyone who caused damage at its […]

خدمات محلية

الركود وارتفاع الإيجارات يضغطان على أصحاب المحال بالسويداء

تواجه المحال التجارية في السويداء ضغوطًا متزايدة مع ارتفاع تكاليف الإيجارات والتشغيل، بالتزامن مع تراجع القدرة الشرائية وضعف حركة المبيعات، […]

المساكن والأراضي والممتلكات

“الإسكان” ترد على الاحتجاجات: الاستملاك “قانوني” للمنفعة العامة

قالت وزارة الأشغال العامة والإسكان السورية إن “الاستملاك أداة قانونية وشرعية تعتمدها جميع الدول، لتنفيذ الطرق والمدارس والمستشفيات والبنية التحتية […]