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Nahar Net
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Syrian president tells country reconstruction effort has 'just begun'
by Naharnet Newsdesk 28 May 2025, 15:35 Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, said in a speech that the country's post-war reconstruction had 'just begun', calling on his people to unite. Sharaa was speaking at the "Aleppo, Key to Victory" event in said city, the first major population center to fall during the Islamist-led offensive that toppled longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad in December. Pictures of fighters killed in the battle for Aleppo were shown on screens prior to Sharaa's speech. "O great Syrian people, the battle of construction has just begun," Sharaa said to a jubilant crowd. "Let us all unite and seek the help of God to create a bright future for a venerable country and a deserving people," he added. Syria's 14-year civil war killed over half a million people and left the country in desperate need of reconstruction. Western sanctions imposed on Assad were recently lifted, paving the way for a potential recovery. Addressing the Syrian people, Sharaa said they "let us seize the available opportunity and take on this duty". "Let our slogan be as we raised it before, we do not rest and we do not relax until we rebuild Syria anew and boast about it to the entire world," he said.
The Sun
19 hours ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Syrian president tells country reconstruction effort has 'just begun'
ALEPPO: Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, said in a speech on Tuesday that the country's post-war reconstruction had 'just begun', calling on his people to unite. Sharaa was speaking at the 'Aleppo, Key to Victory' event in said city, the first major population centre to fall during the Islamist-led offensive that toppled longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad in December. Pictures of fighters killed in the battle for Aleppo were shown on screens prior to Sharaa's speech. 'O great Syrian people, the battle of construction has just begun,' Sharaa said to a jubilant crowd. 'Let us all unite and seek the help of God to create a bright future for a venerable country and a deserving people,' he added. Syria's 14-year civil war killed over half a million people and left the country in desperate need of reconstruction. Western sanctions imposed on Assad were recently lifted, paving the way for a potential recovery. Addressing the Syrian people, Sharaa said they 'let us seize the available opportunity and take on this duty'. 'Let our slogan be as we raised it before, we do not rest and we do not relax until we rebuild Syria anew and boast about it to the entire world,' he said.
The Sun
19 hours ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Syrian President: Post-War Reconstruction Has Begun
ALEPPO: Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, said in a speech on Tuesday that the country's post-war reconstruction had 'just begun', calling on his people to unite. Sharaa was speaking at the 'Aleppo, Key to Victory' event in said city, the first major population centre to fall during the Islamist-led offensive that toppled longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad in December. Pictures of fighters killed in the battle for Aleppo were shown on screens prior to Sharaa's speech. 'O great Syrian people, the battle of construction has just begun,' Sharaa said to a jubilant crowd. 'Let us all unite and seek the help of God to create a bright future for a venerable country and a deserving people,' he added. Syria's 14-year civil war killed over half a million people and left the country in desperate need of reconstruction. Western sanctions imposed on Assad were recently lifted, paving the way for a potential recovery. Addressing the Syrian people, Sharaa said they 'let us seize the available opportunity and take on this duty'. 'Let our slogan be as we raised it before, we do not rest and we do not relax until we rebuild Syria anew and boast about it to the entire world,' he said.
Straits Times
a day ago
- Politics
- Straits Times
Syria's president tells country reconstruction effort has ‘just begun' as he visits Aleppo
Syria's interim President, Mr Ahmed al-Sharaa, waving at an 'Aleppo, Key to Victory' celebration marking Syria's liberation, in Aleppo, Syria, on May 27. PHOTO: REUTERS Syria's president tells country reconstruction effort has 'just begun' as he visits Aleppo ALEPPO, Syria - Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, said in a speech on May 27 that the country's post-war reconstruction had 'just begun', calling on his people to unite. Mr Sharaa was speaking at the 'Aleppo, Key to Victory' event in said city, the first major population centre to fall during the Islamist-led offensive that toppled longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad in December. Pictures of fighters killed in the battle for Aleppo were shown on screens prior to Mr Sharaa's speech. 'O great Syrian people, the battle of construction has just begun,' Mr Sharaa said, to a jubilant crowd. 'Let us all unite and seek the help of God to create a bright future for a venerable country and a deserving people,' he added. Syria's 14-year civil war killed over half a million people and left the country in desperate need of reconstruction. Western sanctions imposed on Dr Assad were recently lifted, paving the way for a potential recovery. Addressing the Syrian people, Mr Sharaa said they 'let us seize the available opportunity and take on this duty'. 'Let our slogan be as we raised it before, we do not rest and we do not relax until we rebuild Syria anew and boast about it to the entire world,' he said. AFP Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Al Manar
a day ago
- Politics
- Al Manar
Syria and ‘Israel' in Direct Talks Focused on Security: Reuters
'Israel' and Syria are in direct contact and have in recent weeks held face-to-face meetings aimed at calming tensions and preventing conflict in the border region between the two longtime foes, five people familiar with the matter said. The contacts mark a significant development in ties between states that have been on opposite sides of conflict in the Middle East for decades, as the U.S. pushes the new extremist rulers in Damascus to establish relations with 'Israel', and 'Israel' eases its bombardment of Syria. Three of the sources said there had been several rounds of in-person meetings in the border region, including in territory occupied by 'Israel'. Israel's foreign ministry and Syrian officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Earlier this month, Syrian interim president Ahmad Al-Sharaa confirmed indirect 'talks' with Israel that he said were aimed at calming tensions, a striking admission that followed a Reuters report that the UAE was mediating such talks. 'Israel' has occupied the Syrian Golan Heights since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and took more territory in the aftermath of Assad's departure in December. On May 14, a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Sharaa in Riyadh upended decades of U.S. Syria policy, and signalled to Israel's right-wing government that it should work to reach understandings with Sharaa. The regional intelligence source described Trump's engagement with Sharaa as a pivotal part of a realignment in U.S. policy that upset Israel's post-Assad strategy of exploiting Syria's fragmentation. Reuter's report underlines the concerns about the performance of the extremist ruling in Syria in light of rapprochement with the Zionist enemy as well as the sectarian infighting and massacres in Sweida and the coastal cities. Master of the Umma's Martyrs Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah had warned that, when the extremists control Syria, the resistance in the region would be in danger.
