The draft general budget for 2025 presented this week, 28% higher than 2024, allocates 70% of resources for current spending and 30% for investment, but raises concerns regarding the budget’s failure to adequately address poverty and food insecurity

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

Outcry has sparked after reports came of a beating at a police station, reminding of past abuses amid growing tension between the public and authorities for shortage of trained security personnel and failure to enforce accountability for misconduct

A landmark decision granted provincial governors broad authorities marking one of the most signifcant steps toward administrative decentralisation since 2011; the move will accelerate streamline project implementation, and reduce bureaucratic congestion

Women's Protection Unit, an all-female militia within the Syrian Democratic Forces, decided they will keep their armed presence despite the recent integration agreement between the Syrian government and the SDF