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Business During the signing of the agreement between the Syrian Petroleum Company and US firms ConocoPhillips and Novaterra Energy. (SANA)

Syrian Petroleum Company to Asharq Al-Awsat: Syria to Receive 56% Share of US Gas Development Deal

Mohammad Nour Al-Ahdab, Director of Media Relations at the state-owned Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC), revealed on Thursday that under the contract signed with…

Muwafaq Mohammed (Damascus )
Business Syria’s Jihar gas field, one of the country’s major gas fields, in the desert west of Palmyra in Homs province. Syrian Energy Ministry/File Photo

Syria-US Gas Deal Aims to Ease Financial Bottleneck

The Syrian Petroleum Company has signed a major implementation contract with US companies ConocoPhillips and Novaterra Energy to develop gas fields and raise…

Muwafaq Mohammed (Damascus)
Business 28 May 2026, Syria, Jobar: Syrians play in an Eid al-Adha amusement park in a devastated area amid the completely destroyed Jobar neighborhood on the outskirts of Damascus during the second day of the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, Eid al-Adha. Photo: Moawia Atrash/dpa

New Syria Defines Its Economic Identity: ‘Partnership’ Replaces Privatization in Recovery Plan

Syria has settled the debate over the identity of its new financial and investment system, adopting a model of “strategic partnership” between the public and…

Muwafaq Mohammed
Features Reception sign at the entrance to Mezzeh Military Hospital 601 in Damascus, where torture and killings took place and where Caesar photos were taken (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Syrian Hospitals Turned Into Torture Chambers, with Tishreen Military Hospital as a Model

Asharq Al-Awsat collected harrowing testimonies from survivors of “deliberate liquidation” operations carried out against detained opponents at Tishreen…

Muwafaq Mohammed (Damascus )
Arab World Atef Najib, a brigadier general and former head of the Political Security Directorate in Daraa during Syria's ousted President Bashar al-Assad's rule, who is accused of committing war crimes, attends a trial session at the Palace of Justice, in Damascus, Syria, April 26, 2026. (Reuters)

Syria: Trial of ‘Daraa Criminal’ Atef Najib Resumes on Sunday

The trial of former Syrian security official Atef Najib, accused by residents of Daraa of overseeing brutal repression at the start of the 2011 uprising, is…

Muwafaq Mohammed (Damascus)
Arab World People gather as prisoners from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) arrive after being released under an agreement between the SDF and the Syrian government, in Hasakah, Syria, April 11, 2026. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman

Syria Says Arabic Remains Sole Official Language after Hasakah Unrest

Syrian authorities released a new group of SDF-linked detainees on Friday, in a sign that the government is pressing ahead with a prisoner release clause under…

Muwafaq Mohammed (Damascus)
Arab World The head of Syria's committee for combating illicit enrichment, Basel Al-Suwaidan (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Syrian Authorities Hold Onto Campaign to Root Out Illegal Enrichment

The head of Syria's committee for combating illicit enrichment, Basel Al-Suwaidan, has revealed that settlements reached with prominent businessmen accused of…

Muwafaq Mohammed (Damascus)
Arab World A woman holds photos of her relatives who were killed in the Tadamon massacre during a celebration after the arrest of Amjad Youssef, the main perpetrator in the massacre, in the Tadamon neighborhood, Damascus, Syria, 24 April 2026. (EPA)

Syria Celebrates Arrest of Main Tadamon Massacre Suspect

For many residents of Damascus’ Tadamon district, Friday felt like a holiday. Celebratory chants rang through the streets and women handed out sweets after…

Muwafaq Mohammed (Damascus )