Harmoon Centre Monitoring Report, May 2025
The reality on the ground for governance and administration has continued to improve throughout May. The Transitional Justice Council has been created, and was initially directed to prepare internal governing principles and general working policies....
Harmoon Centre Monitoring Report for April 2025
The new administration focussed its efforts in April on the Syrian capital, Damascus, where a significant number of impactful decisions came into effect. Aleppo followed closely behind....
Harmoon CenterMonitoring Report for March 2025
Administration and Governance In March, Syria made noteworthy developments across administration and governance both in Damascus and throughout the provinces. The month was marked by a flurry of administrative decisions and changes, most important of which was the formation of a transitional government. The presidency concentrated on overseeing the shift from caretaker government to a transitional body, finalising key administrative…
Harmoon Center Monitoring Report, (16-28 February 2025)Monitoring Administrative and Governance Developments in Syria
Administrative efforts in the second half of February sought to improve governance and administration in Syria, building on the new government’s previous policies. To address the Daraa governorate issue, the government appointed Anwar al-Zu’bi, a prominent local figure, as governor. The Ministry of Finance sought to regulate the dollar exchange market by restricting transactions to authorized exchange centres, though enforcement…
Harmoon Centre Monitoring Report (1-15 February 2025)Administrative and Governmental Monitoring
In this period, the New Syrian authorities were continuing to take over the reins of administrative governance and reset the foundations of public institutions that were managed by the Assad regime. In some cases, they are reactivating old institutions, and in others they are redefining their roles. To reduce excess spending, it has already terminated the contracts of around 280…
Harmoon Center Monitoring Report, 15-30 January 2025
Monitoring Administrative and Governance Developments in Syria Throughout the reporting period, the new transitional authorities in Syria continued their efforts to control, reorganize, and restore the effectiveness of state agencies. Education: The Ministry of Higher Education formally recognised most universities in Syria, including those established after the revolution in the liberated areas - most notably Free Aleppo University. However, it…
Harmoon Center Monitoring Report (1-15 January 2025)
The following report provides fresh, up-to-date monitoring of the work of Syria’s new ruling from across the country during the first fortnight of 2025. From detailed security reports to accounts of workplace disputes in the public sector,
Economic Reform in Syria during the First Decade of Bashar al-Assad’s Presidency
Following Hafez al-Assad’s death on June 10, 2000, Bashar al-Assad succeeded his father as president. Syrians refrained from openly discussing this succession due to their apprehension of the regime’s customary violence that had persisted for almost four decades. There was a collective hope that, unlike his father, this “young man” would bring a more open-minded approach.
“Shabiha Forever” Assad’s Creation, Control, and Use of Militias Since 2011
The Syrian regime’s reliance on and co-option of locally formed militias since 2011 has transformed Syria’s security services into a vast collection of local and national armed auxiliaries supporting a core of standard military units....
Suwayda Protests and Expected Scenarios
The Suwayda uprising bears a multifaceted significance. Despite arising in response to worsening living conditions, it has not manifested solely as a hunger-driven revolution; its scope has been extended to include political aspirations, advocating for a solution aligned with Resolution 2254, the regime’s departure...