Syrian chess player Mazen Fandi won a silver medal at the 26th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2024 in Kazakhstan

Severe flooding along the Euphrates River has affected eastern Syria after exceptional inflows from Türkiye caused the river to triple in size; over 8.000 people were displaced, 7.210 hectares of farmland were inundated

Court of Cassation formally elevated electronic communication - including social media, email, and SMS - to the status of legally valid judicial notification; the ruling establishes that digital service now carries the same legal force as the traditional

The European Union has proposed the full resumption of its cooperation agreement with Syria, signaling a gradual normalization of relations after years of isolation; The move would reopen broader cooperation on trade, development and institutional support

Specialists argue that the geography of Syria, in the intersection of three continents, places it as a potential corridor for energy flows, a that the country could harness its favourable position