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Syria new electricity tariffs are cruel neoliberal shock therapy

Syria’s soaring electricity prices are deepening daily hardship and exposing how the government’s economic strategy is failing the masses, writes Joseph Daher.

Joseph Daher
30 January, 2026
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One Year of a Free Syria
Analysis
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One year after Assad's fall, Syrians await transitional justice

Natacha Danon
08 December, 2025
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Post-Assad Syria
Analysis
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Will foreign fighters test the stability of post-Assad Syria?

Shelly Kittleson
29 October, 2025
Sharaa HTS [Getty]
Syria
World
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UK removes Syria's HTS from 'terrorist' organisations list

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 October, 2025
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Book Club
Book Club
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Transformed by the People: Rethinking HTS's path to authority

Robert Bociaga

Robert Bociaga

01 October, 2025
Israeli army targets Nuseirat refugee camp, causing injuries and cas
Gaza War
MENA
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Israeli strike kills 8 in Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp

The New Arab Staff
The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 December, 2024
Children enter classrooms after assembly in the playground of Suleiman Al-Halabi Elementary School after schools reopened this week on December 16, 2024 in Damascus, Syria. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Syria
MENA
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Syrian girls' right to schooling unrestricted: new minister

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 December, 2024
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan shares his assessments on developments in the Middle East during an interview with Qatar-based Al Jazeera television in Ankara, Turkiye on December 18, 2024. (Photo by Arda Kucukkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Hakan Fidan
MENA
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Turkey's FM rejects Trump claim of Ankara 'takeover' in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 December, 2024
Lebanese security forces deploy to organise the crowd as families, mostly Syrians, arrive from their country to the Masnaa border crossing on the way to Lebanon on December 9, 2024. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Journalists entering Syria from Lebanon will need permit: HTS

The New Arab Staff
18 December, 2024
Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Syria
World
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Western governments expand contacts with Syria's new leadership

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 December, 2024
David Lammy
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
World
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UK in contact with HTS rebel group in Syria: minister

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 December, 2024
Hezbollah has been careful not to escalate beyond minor skirmishes [Getty].
Hezbollah
MENA
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Hezbollah has lost its supply route through Syria: leader

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 December, 2024
The US will assess whether Israel has taken steps to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, at a time when famine looms
Post-Assad Syria
World
Live Story

Blinken says US has made 'direct contact' with Syria's HTS

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 December, 2024
A rebel fighter sits in the courtyard ahead of the first Friday prayer since the fall of the Assad regime at the Umayyad Mosque on December 13, 2024 in Damascus, Syria.
Syria
MENA
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Syrian rebels took a year to plan Assad's ouster: report

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 December, 2024
Both sides of the Atlantic are considering ways to engage with the new Syrian transitional government [Getty]
Post-Assad Syria
World
Live Story

US and UK mull engaging with HTS, removal of 'terror' status

Salma Ouaguira
13 December, 2024
An areal photo shows crowds of Syrians raising a giant independence-era flag, as they celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad's rule earlier this week at the central Umayyad Square in Damascus on December 13, 2024. (OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty)
Syria
MENA
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Bahrain 'ready to work with new Syria govt' amid talks in Jordan

The New Arab Staff
13 December, 2024
The Israeli army reinforces its ground forces as military mobility continues in Golan Heights, Israel on December 9, 2024. (Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Israel forces to remain on Syria's Mount Hermon 'all winter'

The New Arab Staff
13 December, 2024
Russia was a major ally of the Assad regime
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Russia in contact with Syria rebels to keep military bases

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 December, 2024
Ahmed al-Sharaa [Getty]
Jolani
Video

Who is HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani?

12 December, 2024
Aftermath of an Israeli drone strike near Damascus, Syria.
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
Live Story

Syria 'prioritising internal stability' amid Israeli offensive

The New Arab
12 December, 2024
Anti-regime armed groups seize central Hama, Syria on December 07, 2024. (Photo by Emin Sansar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Syria
MENA
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Syria transitional govt announced amid bid to unify factions

The New Arab Staff
12 December, 2024