Syria Weekly: July 7-14, 2026

Sharaa-Trump meeting brings SST [almost] to end; Parliament convenes, elects leadership; Supreme Court established; US-Syria Business Forum; 2 bridges restored in Deir ez Zour; ISIS arrests; & more.

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

• Latakia

• Tartus

• Hama

• Homs

• Raqqa

• Hasakeh

• Deir ez Zour

• Rif Dimashq

• Damascus

• Daraa

• Suwayda

SYRIA’S TRANSITION:

Transition Meetings:

July 7:

• CEO of the Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC), Yousef Qablawi led the launch of the 2026 SyrPetro exhibition at the Damascus Fairgrounds on July 7 — featuring more than 120 energy companies from 25 countries around the world.

  

• That day, SPC CEO Qablawi also hosted a meeting with the CEO of France’s Total Energies, Patrick Pouyanné, to discuss further increasing their cooperation in Syria’s oil and gas sector — including in pipeline laying and field exploration.

• Transport Minister Yaroub Badr visited Aleppo on July 7 and as part of his engagements, engaged in a working roundtable with the General Company for Railway Construction in Aleppo to discuss the conditions of the governorate’s railway infrastructure and plans to redevelop it.

• Deputy Governor of Aleppo Fawaz Hilal hosted a visit by a delegation from the Swiss Development Cooperation Agency on July 7 to discuss Switzerland’s support for ongoing development and recovery work.

• A delegation from the Ministry of Economy and Industry, led by Assistant Minister for Internal Trade Affairs, Rasha Karakouki, traveled to Geneva, Switzerland on July 7 to participate in the 68th session of the General Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).