Jihad Yazigi

Lebanon

Editor-in-Chief at The Syria Report

Editor-in-chief of The Syria Report, retweets not endorsement, [email protected]

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Articles

‘US sanctions remain the biggest obstacle’

1 week ago | ips-journal.eu | Jihad Yazigi

Western sanctions against Syria were initially imposed to target the Assad regime. Why are they still in place today? Sanctions were indeed imposed to target the Assad regime, but in a specific context: Bashar al-Assad’s violent repression of peaceful Syrians demanding political change. However, the context changed dramatically — the protests escalated into a complex civil war and a regional conflict involving proxy wars, radical Islamist groups and chemical weapons attacks.
Sharaa Forms Constitutional Declaration Committee

1 month ago | syria-report.com | Jihad Yazigi

Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa issued on Sunday a decision forming a preparatory committee to draft a Constitutional declaration that would serve as a basic political framework for the transition period (which could last for up to four years). You must be a Standard subscription member to access this content. Already a member? Log in here
February 5, 2025 - Our Press Selection (44 reports, papers, and articles published over the past week on Syria)

2 months ago | syria-report.com | Jihad Yazigi

February 5, 2025 – Our Press Selection (44 reports, papers, and articles published over the past week on Syria)
Turkish and Qatari Electricity Ships Not Expected Anytime Soon - Minister of Electricity

2 months ago | syria-report.com | Jihad Yazigi

In an exclusive interview with The Syria Report conducted on January 26, Omar Shaqrouq, Syria’s caretaker minister of electricity, says that the Turkish and Qatari ships that were expected to supply electricity to Syria may never arrive. Funding and logistical obstacles stand in the way. More generally, the absence of funding represents a major obstacle for the electricity sector, both for short-term and long-term needs.
Liquidity Shortages Stir Confusion in the Banking Industry

2 months ago | syria-report.com | Jihad Yazigi

Syria’s banking sector has been effectively paralysed since the collapse of the regime on December 8. Depositors cannot access their money in local banks, which, in turn, cannot access their deposits at the Central Bank of Syria (CBS). Similarly, the bank accounts of insurance companies are frozen, leaving over a million insured customers in an uncertain situation. Standard subscription Membership Required You must be a Standard subscription member to access this content. Join Now
Tentative Return to Zabadani After Years of Widespread Destruction

Jan 24, 2025 | hlp.syria-report.com | Jihad Yazigi

In 2017, the city of Zabadani to the west of Damascus sat in utter destruction after the latest round of battles. The siege imposed by Hezbollah on the city, along with continuous aerial and artillery bombardment by regime forces, forced the opposition in Zabadani into displacement under that year’s Four Towns Agreement.
Qaboun: From Systematic Demolition to Urban Planning

Jan 24, 2025 | hlp.syria-report.com | Jihad Yazigi

After years of covering from afar for The Syria Report the destruction and rezoning of the Damascus neighbourhood of Qaboun, one of our correspondents was able to directly assess the situation there post-Assad and realised that the scale of destruction surpassed all his prior expectations, with entire residential areas completely wiped out.
Explained: Recovering Extorted Properties Amid Fraud and Other Legal Challenges

Jan 24, 2025 | hlp.syria-report.com | Jihad Yazigi

Many refugees and forcibly displaced persons, upon returning to their areas, cities, and towns after the fall of the regime, are shocked to find others residing in their homes. In some cases, these current occupants possess documents proving they purchased the properties, but investigations reveal these documents are often forged, including fake ownership records and judicial rulings that are extremely difficult to track down.
In Focus: Dilapidated Public Hospitals

Jan 21, 2025 | syria-report.com | Jihad Yazigi

Syrian doctors and health specialists tell The Syria Report of the catastrophic situation of their sector. A doctor says that all public hospitals in Damascus are without a CT scan, none in Homs has an MRI machine, while in Aleppo there is a shortage of dialysis machines. Emergency rooms across Syria are empty, while patients must buy the syringe, the syrup, and all other materials. Standard subscription Membership Required You must be a Standard subscription member to access this content. Join Now
Q&A: Basel Hamwi, Head of the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce

Jan 21, 2025 | syria-report.com | Jihad Yazigi

In this interview, Basel Hamwi, head of the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce (FSCC) and the Damascus Chamber of Commerce, delves into the economic model, the key challenges traders and industrialists currently face in Syria, the reconstruction file, as well as the corruption practices the Assad regime used to control Syria’s economy. The interview was conducted at the headquarters of the Damascus Chamber of Commerce, the oldest chamber of commerce in the Arab world, established in 1830.