2025-03-30: Syria Roundup

So far today: 2025-03-30 10:59 PM

Steven Ganot (2025-03-30). Syria Reinstates Grand Mufti in Religious Restructuring. themedialine.org

albawaba (2025-03-30). Hind Kabawat: First Christian, woman in the Syrian government. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Syrian politician Hind Kabawat became the first female and Christian to be appointed as social affairs and labor minister in the new government in Syria. Local media reported on Saturday.According to the media, Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed on Saturday Kabawat to be the first woman in the Syrian new government.The only woman in Syria's new interim government is Hind Kabawat, who was appointed minister of social affairs and labor. | Kabawat, a member of Syria's Christian minority and a veteran opposition figure, is the Director of Interfaith Peacebuilding at George Mason University'

ICRC (2025-03-30). Syria: ICRC president warns "path to peace fragile" and calls on global community to not abandon country at this historic crossroads. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-03-30). ICRC President: "We have a shared interest and responsibility to help Syria emerge from the ruinous abyss of war" icrc.org

Joseph Daher, Zaki Mehchy (2025-03-30). Syria's Economic Transition: From Kleptocracy to Islamic Neoliberalism in a War-Torn Economy. internationalviewpoint.org

Staff (2025-03-30). Report: Lebanese army arrests Syrians, Palestinians suspected of firing rockets at Israel. haaretz.com ISRAEL: Netanyahu says 'military and diplomatic pressure are the only things that brought back hostages' at cabinet meeting ‚ñ LEBANON: Hezbollah leader says organization will have to change strategy 'If the Lebanese government doesn't stop Israeli aggression' ‚ñ YEMEN: IDF says one missile launched from Yemen intercepted outside Israeli territory; U.S. reportedly strikes near Yemeni capital Sanaa…

Adi Hashmonai (2025-03-30). 'We went through horrors in Syria, but what they're going through in Gaza is a hundred times worse'. haaretz.com Gidi Ehrenhalt was captured on October 7, 1973, when the Syrian army attacked the outpost he was stationed in during the Yom Kippur War. Today, he says the images of released hostages from Gaza trigger a post-traumatic reaction from his own time in captivity: 'My body reacted with trembling'…

presstv.ir (2025-03-30). US embassy in Syria tells Americans to leave, warns of increased risk of attacks. presstv.ir The American embassy in Syria has warned all US citizens to leave the country due to "the increased possibility of attacks" during the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

Ana Luisa Brown (2025-03-30). Israel raids new areas of Mount Hermon in Syria. plenglish.com Damascus, Mar 30 (Prensa Latina) The Israeli army announced today that its forces seized new positions on Mount Hermon, the highest peak in Syria with 2,814 meters high, and located in the southwestern province of Quneitra.

Ana Luisa Brown (2025-03-30). Syria announces new transitional government. plenglish.com Damascus, Mar 30 (Prensa Latina) The new Executive that will be in power in Syria during the transition period was announced today in an official ceremony held at the Presidential Palace of the People, in Damascus, the Syrian capital.

albawaba (2025-03-30). Hind Kabawat: First Christian, woman in the Syrian government. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Syrian politician Hind Kabawat became the first female and Christian to be appointed as social affairs and labor minister in the new government in Syria. Local media reported on Saturday.According to the media, Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed on Saturday Kabawat to be the first woman in the Syrian new government.The only woman in Syria's new interim government is Hind Kabawat, who was appointed minister of social affairs and labor. | Kabawat, a member of Syria's Christian minority and a veteran opposition figure, is the Director of Interfaith Peacebuilding at George Mason University'

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