Debate is mounting in Syria over whether to grant citizenship to foreign fighters who joined the revolutionaries in toppling Bashar al-Assad’s regime, which fell on December 8, 2024.

As investment interest surges in postwar Syria, cement production is drawing growing attention from international companies eager to secure contracts, with the sector poised to play a central role in the country’s reconstruction.

Russia believes the time has come to open a new chapter with the emerging Syrian state, as Moscow looks to safeguard its regional interests and Damascus seeks to mend ties with what was once seen as a sworn enemy of the Syrian people.

The Syrian coast, still a stronghold of officers and remnants of the former Assad regime, remains a breeding ground for organized networks working to undermine the new Syrian state’s efforts to restore stability.

With the lifting of several Western and American sanctions on Syria, reforming the Syrian banking system is no longer a choice but a necessity for rebuilding the national economy.