Syria says the al-Tabiyah gas plant is back online—a key step towards restoring domestic gas production. But a Syria Direct investigation found engineering problems, allegations of corruption and internal power struggles behind the official fanfare. syriadirect.org/bad-gas-trou…

Our Conoco investigation into how Syrian Petroleum Company operates has resulted in further investigations by the Syrian authorities. Read here: syriadirect.org/bad-gas-trou…

Re-upping @natacha_danon in the light of Syria's fuel crisis: Shutdown of Deir e-Zor’s informal refineries upends a hazardous local economy: syriadirect.org/shutdown-of-…

Fuel price hikes have sparked widespread protests across Syria, with anger reaching Idlib’s Maarat al-Numan, where residents say rising costs threaten livelihoods, reconstruction and the country’s agricultural sector. My latest for @SyriaDirect syriadirect.org/fuel-anger-e…

The British jihadi bride, Sharmeena Begum who recruited Shamima Begum into ISIS has been arrested in Syria after being linked to a terror attack in Germany. Here is @SyriaDirect story on the terror attack and its implications in Syria. syriadirect.org/ties-of-bloo…

“Remove all the modifications...because they do not meet safety standards.” As Syria races to restore domestic gas production before winter, experts warn that repairs may have to be undone. syriadirect.org/bad-gas-trou…

The Syrian government is prioritizing exports over fuel imports leading to exorbitant prices and queues at the pump. syriadirect.org/oil-flows-fu…

The Syrian government is prioritizing exports over fuel imports leading to exorbitant prices and queues at the pump. @CP__Ward writes for @SyriaDirect

“Normally we have six pumps running, but we only have enough petrol to keep one going.” Iraqi oil tankers are streaming across Syria toward Europe. Along the same roads, Syrians roast in their cars waiting for fuel. Our latest: syriadirect.org/oil-flows-fu…

Fuel protests have reached Idlib—the historic heartland of the movement from which Syria’s current leadership emerged. In Maarat al-Numan, protesters blocked the M5 highway as anger over rising living costs grows across Syria. syriadirect.org/fuel-anger-e…

Pakistan could help train Syria’s new military, drawing on a relationship stretching back decades. But Islamabad is also watching Syria’s Islamist landscape carefully, wary of what developments in Damascus could mean for jihadist movements closer to home. Read more @SyriaDirect: syriadirect.org/the-road-to-…

Our latest report on the fuel price increases in Maarrat al-Nu’man, Idlib countryside, Syria, produced with editor @tamhussein and colleague @natacha_danon for @SyriaDirect syriadirect.org/fuel-anger-e…

“Regional sources” tell both @Reuters and @Axios that U.S. officials recently met with Houthi leaders, who, apparently, promised to only attack Saudi ships. This will be well received in Riyadh, I’m sure. • reuters.com/world/middle-eas… • axios.com/2026/09/16/us-hout….

Probably the most significant protests since the revolution @natacha_danon @FARED_ALHOR reports from the heartland of the Syrian revolution.

“We haven’t watered the fields due to the increase in fuel prices.” Syria’s fuel hikes are hitting farmers hard, raising the cost of irrigation, cultivation and rebuilding as protests over the increases spread across the country. Read more @SyriaDirect. syriadirect.org/fuel-anger-e…

Soldiers, pilots and spies built the Syria-Pakistan relationship long before today’s diplomatic rapprochement. Now those old connections could give Islamabad an unexpected role in rebuilding Syria’s security institutions after Assad. Our latest: syriadirect.org/the-road-to-…