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Syria Daily News Briefing for 2025-10-18

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Syria Daily News Briefing for 2025-10-18

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  • 🤝 The Humanitarian Orphans Association was opened in Quneitra to support orphans and their families financially and educationally. - [Source]
  • 🏢 Residents of Taftanaz in rural Idlib launched the ‘Taftanaz We Want to Build It’ campaign, raising over $2.7 million to restore infrastructure and improve public services. - [Source 1], [Source 2], [Source 3], [Source 4]
  • 🎤 The Syrian Foreign Minister made statements on diplomatic transformation, restoring Syria’s diplomatic status, unity of territory, rejecting federalism, importance of national partnership in the north and east, attracting investments, correcting international relations, detainees’ file in Lebanon, and balanced non-aligned diplomacy. - [Source 1], [Source 2], [Source 3], [Source 4], [Source 5], [Source 6], [Source 7], [Source 8], [Source 9], [Source 10], [Source 11], [Source 12], [Source 13], [Source 14], [Source 15], [Source 16], [Source 17], [Source 18], [Source 19], [Source 20], [Source 21], [Source 22], [Source 23]
  • 💰 The regional trilateral forum was held to discuss the impact of social and economic changes on the labor market in Syria and the region. - [Source 1], [Source 2]
  • 🌍 The Turkish Foreign Minister reaffirmed Turkey’s support for Syria’s unity, security, and stability, stressed ongoing talks on SDF integration into the Syrian army, and indicated Ankara’s readiness to assist Gaza’s reconstruction and regional solutions. - [Source]
  • 🏢 Omar Al-Hasri reviewed the improvement of aviation safety and services at Aleppo International Airport and affirmed Syria’s sovereignty over its airspace. - [Source 1], [Source 2], [Source 3], [Source 4], [Source 5]
  • 🏢 Manbij City Council has begun rehabilitating damaged city entrances and paving main roads to improve services for residents. - [Source]
  • 🏢 The Syrian Post announced an increase in beneficiaries and strong growth in remittances and digital services over nine months, with ongoing development in shipping and financial mail, digital transformation, and cooperation with Moroccan and Turkish posts. - [Source]
  • 🔧 Authorities in Sweida approved the payment of salaries for employees in several public sectors for over a month, supporting vital sectors and affirming regularity in financial entitlements payments. - [Source]
  • 🏢 The electricity sector had a week full of achievements. - [Source]
  • 🏢 Aleppo Directorate of Awqaf held a meeting to assess the status of damaged and demolished mosques to document data and set restoration priorities. - [Source]
  • 💼 The General Corporation for Social Insurance announced a call for bids to invest in the Glass Land near the southern entrance of Damascus. - [Source]
  • 🔧 Authorities uncovered serious violations in markets and bakeries since the start of 2025 during inspection campaigns. - [Source 1], [Source 2], [Source 3]
  • 🌍 The Syrian Minister of Social Affairs and Labor met the Director General of the OIC Labor Center, discussing avenues for cooperation and the possibility of launching a trilingual interactive platform to share labor market data among member states. - [Source 1], [Source 2]
  • 🎓 The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research paid a visit to Jordan to promote renewed academic openness. - [Source 1], [Source 2]
  • 🔧 The Minister of Information discussed with the EU mission chief ways to strengthen media communication, reviewed ministry achievements, efforts against misleading content and hate speech, and facilitation for visiting media, aiming to combat misinformation. - [Source 1], [Source 2]
  • 💻 The first ‘Techspo Land’ expo launched in Damascus, featuring over 80 brands, showcasing the latest digital innovations and attracting investment in the technology sector. - [Source 1], [Source 2], [Source 3], [Source 4], [Source 5], [Source 6]
  • 🎓 The Syrian Universities Forum in Riyadh concluded with broad attendance from Syrian, Arab, and foreign students and academics. The Syrian Minister of Higher Education was honored, and the event highlighted a new vision for Arab academic cooperation and introduced students to academic programs and scholarships. - [Source 1], [Source 2], [Source 3], [Source 4], [Source 5]
  • 🔧 Public opinions in Daraa varied regarding bread quality, with the Directorate of Internal Trade clarifying the reasons for differences. - [Source]
  • 🔧 SANA News Bulletin for 18-10-2025 was published. - [Source 1], [Source 2]
  • 🎓 The Digital Transformation Committee continues efforts to achieve advanced university administration, with increasing student registrations on the general preferential selection and the equivalent transfer applications. - [Source]
  • 🔧 The Ministry of Energy confirms that Minister Mohammad Bashir has no social media accounts except the official verified account on Platform X. - [Source]
  • 🎓 The Director of Religious Endowments in Homs visited several religious high schools to assess the educational process and reaffirm the directorate’s support. - [Source]
  • 🎓 The Syrian Virtual University announced the start of online self-registration for continuing students for Spring 2025 in several academic programs, with multiple payment options. - [Source]
  • 💰 Olive production in Tartus declined to 25,000 tons due to climatic conditions, drought, and limited agricultural services, resulting in higher oil prices. Local varieties continue to support households and the national economy. - [Source]
  • 🏥 The DIDEC Dental Exhibition and Conference opened with over 30 global companies participating, offering workshops and scientific lectures to support the health sector. - [Source 1], [Source 2]
  • 🌍 The Minister of Local Administration and Environment participated in the “Zero Waste” international forum in Istanbul, discussed cooperation with UN-Habitat, Syrian-Turkish municipal collaboration, waste management, and sustainable development policies, and met UN officials to exchange expertise. - [Source 1], [Source 2], [Source 3], [Source 4], [Source 5], [Source 6], [Source 7], [Source 8]
  • 🏢 Aleppo International Stadium awaits rehabilitation and reconstruction to boost sports activities in the city. - [Source]
  • 🎭 A scouting event was organized for the ‘Mubadron’ group in Nabek to foster initiative and belonging among youth. - [Source]
  • 🔬 The head of the Syrian Astronomical Association stated that maintaining daylight saving time is optimal for energy rationalization and suggests adjusting school start times instead of changing the clock, emphasizing the need to keep to the modified daylight saving time. - [Source]
  • 🔬 The Laboratories Department of the General Organization of Geology at the Ministry of Energy presented its nine-month activity report. - [Source]
  • 🎭 The Directorate of Social Affairs and Labor in Tartous organized a cultural event titled “A Story from My Homeland” featuring storytelling, a documentary screening, children’s activities, and a bazaar for traditional products at the directorate’s building. - [Source]
  • 🎭 The ‘Makers of Impact’ exhibition in Aleppo featured youth activities highlighting creativity in community empowerment. - [Source]
  • 🌍 The Ministry of Agriculture has restored agricultural lands in northern Syria. - [Source 1], [Source 2]
  • 🎭 The Peace Festival in Homs gathered locals, emphasizing joy, social cohesion, and a message of recovery after the war. - [Source 1], [Source 2]
  • 🎭 The mosque circles league concluded in Hama, with the winning team from Al-Masri Mosque being honored for first place. - [Source]
  • 🌍 A youth volunteer campaign in Arbeen was carried out to clean and beautify city neighborhoods. - [Source]
  • 🏆 The Syrian veterans’ tennis team won 9 gold medals at the Arab Championship in Jordan, with 13 countries participating. - [Source]
  • 🏆 Syria won gold in the opening of the Arab Judo Championship in the kata competitions, represented by Raed Al-Rahwan and Sandra Obeid in Baghdad. - [Source]


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