Scenes of joy in east Ghouta today as rebels return home after years of exile. Scenes like this across Damascus and the surrounding countryside repeated throughout the day as displaced people and rebels could finally visit their homes in previously government areas.

A day to remember.. #Syria

Extraordinary joyful videos from #Syria today with people from all backgrounds dancing in the squares, including clerics and old ladies.

Ce dimanche, 18h10 sur ⁦France Inter⁩, En quête de politique sur la Syrie : le Baassisme, quelle était l’idéologie des Assad ? Et quelle est la nature de l’islamisme qui vient ? Avec ⁦⁦Leïla Vignal⁩ et⁩ ⁦Ziad Majed⁩ radiofrance.fr/franceinter/po… via France Inter

Pour éclairer la chute du régime des Assad et réfléchir à l'avenir de la Syrie sciencespo.fr/fr/evenements/…

Ahmad Al-Sharaa to تلفزيون سوريا: "We entered Damascus when it was in its worst state, with the damage affecting all aspects of life. The Governor of the Central Bank says Bashar ordered printing banknotes without any financial backing. There is a real tragedy, and we have

The west is suddenly worried about Syrian women. They weren’t worried when Assad bombed us or tortured women & children in his dungeons for more than a decade. “You consider yourself a feminist.” Lol Spare us your white feminism. #Syria

I have seen lots of commentators and people describing the former Syrian regime as “secular”, this is a complete distortion of reality. I repost this article written in 2022 syriauntold.com/2022/01/14/how…

#Daraya in ruins

NEW - #Assad’s first words since his overthrow come in a written statement, which basically says he’s a victim of terrorism, never wanted to leave & only ever acted in the best interests of #Syria. Revolting.

In Paris on Thursday (and in French), on #Syria sciencespo.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

« La société syrienne a été décivilisée et dépolitisée trop longtemps »: lorientlejour.com/article/144063…

Retour à Daraya, cœur battant et meurtri de la révolution syrienne: lorientlejour.com/article/144030…

Syrie : la diaspora face à l’avenir du pays aoc.media/?p=209875

Les dilemmes de la diaspora via France Culture radiofrance.fr/franceculture/…

#Rafah: After months of repeated displacement in other parts of #Gaza, people are returning to massive destruction. Homes, hospitals, schools, including UNRWA premises - no place has been spared.

Preventing UNRWA to operate might sabotage the #Gaza #ceasefire, failing once again hopes of people who have gone through unspeakable suffering. Only in the first 3 days of the ceasefire, UNRWA brought in food for 1 million people. Our teams already distributed food to around

Enormous queues for bread in the Sayyida Zaynab suburb of #Damascus. According to 2 people we spoke to, residents queue at the subsidised state bakery where 12 loaves costs 4,000 SYP, as opposed to 6-8,000 SYP in private bakeries. Gov employees have been living on salaries of <

Civil society organizations, associations, families of victims and survivors concluded the second day of a conference titled “Syrian Dialogue: On Justice, Truth and Redress” in #Damascus on Saturday. The dialogue brought together 51 organizations and was attended by Judge Khitam

Syria Needs a Strong Society, Not a Strongman. The Islamism vs. secularism debate misses the point — the real struggle for the post-Assad state is democracy vs. authoritarianism Robin Yassin-Kassab newlinesmag.com/argument/syria…