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Syria Weekly: May 5-12, 2026

Govt reshuffle; EU Cooperation Agreement restored; new investments at Syria-UAE Summit; Lebanon PM visit; NE election committees finalized; ‘War of Banners’ in Hasakeh; VISA/Mastercard test; & more

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Charles Lister
May 12, 2026
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GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLE

SYRIA’S TRANSITION

  • Transition Meetings

  • Appointments

  • Political Developments

  • Economic Developments

  • Infrastructure Developments

  • Education Developments

  • Security Developments

  • Humanitarian Developments

  • Health Developments

  • Justice Developments

  • International Developments

CONFLICT & SECURITY:

  • Israel

  • ISIS

  • Idlib

  • Aleppo

  • Tartus

  • Hama

  • Homs

  • Raqqa

  • Hasakeh

  • Deir ez Zour

  • Rif Dimashq

  • Damascus

  • Daraa

  • Suwayda

GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLE:

  • On May 9, President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a series of decrees appointing:

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