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Syria looks to solar power as more than a patchwork fix to its energy crisis
ABC News - New York
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July 7, 2025
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Abdulrazak al-Jenan swept the dust off his solar panel on his apartment roof overlooking Damascus. Syria's largest city was mostly pitch-black, the few speckles of light coming from the other households able to afford solar...
Lifting sanctions will help Syria's leaders to do their jobs
The National News
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In a sign of how much Syria has changed in just eight months, the country’s new leadership recently finalised a deal with a Qatari company to build a media and entertainment complex on the outskirts of Damascus. The City of Damascus Gate is an...
Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe United Nations and UN TV Speech a Huge Success
Times Square Chronicles
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July 9, 2025
The UN High-Level Political Forum Event, “Advancing Education and Access to Emerging Technologies for Future Generations,” held on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at the United Nations Headquarters, was a pivotal gathering that brought together a...
Gargash hails UAE’s pivotal role in Syria’s recovery
The National News
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Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to UAE President Sheikh Mohamed, on Tuesday spoke of the importance of Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara's visit to the Emirates as his country rebuilds after more than a decade of civil war. Talks between Sheikh...
Newport Classical Music Festival Kicks Off Its Fifty-Sixth Season
Rhode Island Monthly
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July 8, 2025
Palaver Strings will perform on July 17 as part of the Newport Classical Music Festival. (Photo by Titilayo Ayangade) The 2025 Newport Classical Music Festival kicked off with a bang this past weekend with a free, outdoor performance of patriotic...
DNA TV Show: How will US President Donald Trump benefit by lifting ban on Syria's Al-Shara?
DNA India
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After the coup of Syria's Russia-backed Al Assad government, the terrorist organisation Al Sham has taken over power in Syria. The world would have never thought that the Syrian terrorist organisation Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which was a part of Al...
Watch: Alaraby TV investigation into Syria's sectarian massacres
The New Arab
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July 8, 2025
A new investigation by The New Arab's partner Alaraby TV has uncovered harrowing evidence of mass atrocities committed along Syria’s coastal region in March 2025, months following the fall of the Assad regime. The findings, published as part of a...
Evacuations in Syria's Latakia countryside as wildfires advance on homes
The National News
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Syrian firefighters were evacuating people from their homes in the Latakia countryside on Tuesday as wildfires advanced "dangerously close" to populated areas. The forest fires have been burning since last Wednesday across coastal regions that are...
Syrian security launches crackdown on former regime loyalists in Deir ez-Zor
North Press Agency
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July 6, 2025
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – General Security forces of the Syrian Transitional Government announced on Sunday the launch of a large-scale security campaign targeting remnants of the former Syrian regime and Iran-backed militias in the...
AnalysisUS accommodates Syria's former 'terrorist' HTS but maintains pressure
The National News
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The US has stepped closer towards an alliance that could change the Middle East by no longer regarding Hayat Tahrir Al Sham, Syria's post-Assad rulers, as terrorists. The administration of President Donald Trump made public an official revocation...
The Deadly Remnants of Syria’s War
New Lines Magazine
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July 8, 2025
Yousef Mohammed al-Ibrahim didn’t sense danger when, one day in April, he found a 23 mm shell on the outskirts of Raqqa, in northeastern Syria. Until then, it had been a quiet day for the 11-year-old boy as he peacefully grazed his grandfather’s...
US removes HTS from terror list ahead of Syria-Israel normalization
Press TV
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The United States has revoked the foreign terrorist organization designation for the HTS, which took over Syria after toppling President Bashar al-Assad, as the new regime plans to sign a normalization agreement with the Israeli regime. "In...
UN teams sent to Syrian coast amid raging wildfires
The National News
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UN teams have been posted to the Syrian coast to “determine the scale of the disaster” as firefighters battle wildfires raging for a fifth consecutive day. The flames have forced hundreds to flee their homes and destroyed vast agricultural land...
Nollywood Movies And Series Coming Out This July 2025
Y Naija
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July 7, 2025
Nollywood has a great selection of movies coming out this July to keep viewers rooted to the front of their tv screens. Exploring all genres from comedy, to actions to romance and even thrillers. These are some of the movies and series you should...
Post-sanctions Syria eyes lasting fixes for its energy crisis
Sabah
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July 7, 2025
Abdulrazak al-Jenan brushed the dust off the solar panel atop his apartment building overlooking Damascus. Syria's largest city lay largely in darkness, with only scattered glimmers of light from homes that could afford solar panels, backup...
With sanctions lifted, Syria looks to solar power as more than a patchwork fix to its...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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Syria has not had more than four hours of state electricity per day for years, as a result of the nearly 14-year civil war that ended with the ouster of former President Bashar Assad in December. Syria's new leaders are hoping renewable energy...
Qatari firms pour billions into Syria’s postwar economy
Semafor
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Qatar’s longtime support for Syria’s rebels is now translating into business deals. The latest is Baladna — the food and beverage firm I helped make famous after scooping their plan to fly cows to Doha during the 2017 embargo — which plans to...
Syria plans to return to its drama ‘golden age’
Advanced Television
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July 4, 2025
There are plenty of TV and film production centres in the Middle East, notably Cairo and today’s Dubai. Both have invested millions of dollars to ensure that their facilities are ‘state of the art’ and that local, regional and international...
With sanctions lifted, Syria looks to solar power as more than a patchwork fix to its energy crisis
Associated Press
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July 7, 2025
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Abdulrazak al-Jenan swept the dust off his solar panel on his apartment roof overlooking Damascus. Syria’s largest city was mostly pitch-black, the few speckles of light coming from the other households able to afford solar...
Cameras roll again in Syria as sanctions are lifted after a decade
The National News
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For more than a decade, Syria’s television industry operated under the weight of crippling sanctions, political isolation and dwindling resources. What was once a regional powerhouse of drama – especially during the lucrative Ramadan season –...