US EditionReconstruction in Syria: Between Urgency and Visual Devastation - The Syrian Observer
- On May 27, Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa addressed a crowd in Aleppo, declaring that the country's reconstruction has just begun.
- This announcement comes after a protracted conflict lasting 14 years, which resulted in the deaths of more than 500,000 people, and follows the recent removal of Western sanctions targeting Syria and its leadership.
- Al-Sharaa urged Syrians to unite and seize the opportunity for rebuilding, emphasizing the need to restore shattered services amid critical humanitarian challenges.
- He emphasized their ongoing commitment, asserting that they will neither stop nor slow down until Syria is completely restored and they can proudly present this achievement to the world.
- The lifting of sanctions and political transition create conditions for recovery, but Syria faces ongoing tasks including national dialogue, economic repair, and protecting cultural heritage.
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Reconstruction in Syria: Between Urgency and Visual Devastation - The Syrian Observer
As talk of economic revival and investment opportunities spreads across Syrian cities, ambitious reconstruction projects are being proposed—some grounded in practical needs, others drifting into architectural delusion. On the surface, this development drive offers hope. But beneath it lies a deeper anxiety about the fate and identity of Syrian cities—Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, Hama, and Deir ez-Zor—that have not yet healed from the trauma of war, o…
Syria’s Sharaa launches ’battle for reconstruction’ in Aleppo
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Tuesday urged Syrians to join the "battle for reconstruction" as he spoke at an event in the northern city of Aleppo, which has been heavily damaged in regime bombing during the war. The event, titled "Aleppo, the Key to Victory", was held at the Aleppo Citadel's amphitheatre to mark the "victory of the Syrian revolution" and the city's liberation from Assad regime control. Aleppo was the first city to fall i…
Syria’s president: From rebel fighter to meeting with Trump
Until late last year, the United States had a US$10 million bounty on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. A former leader of the al-Nusra Front and al-Qaeda in Iraq, al-Sharaa was once an enemy of America. Now Syria’s transitional leader, al-Sharaa has just met US President Donald Trump, who called him “an attractive young guy” with “a strong past” and pledged to lift sanctions
Syria’s terrorist-turned-president al-Sharaa is on a diplomatic roll but has a troubling task ahead
For the time being the decks are in Ahmed al-Sharaa’s favour, but delicate and uneasy calm, divergent expectations, and external powers could stabilise, destabilise or balkanise this ancient land due to lack of political will, credibility and wily craft
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