Syria and UN step up aid talks as fuel convoys arrive, local life revives

Government and international engagement

Syrian President held meetings with senior UN officials to strengthen humanitarian coordination while a UN delegation toured the country to assess reconstruction needs. The visits coincided with convoys carrying Iraqi fuel arriving at the Baniyas port for export to international markets, highlighting parallel diplomatic and economic activity. President al-Sharaa said the UK supported Syria and helped lift sanctions, asserted that Damascus pursues balanced diplomacy with major powers, and acknowledged the costs Syria bore for Hezbollah’s intervention.

Local events and social life

Across Syria, civil and cultural life continued to resume: Aleppo launched a youth boxing championship to select its finals team, and the Our Lady of Peace Church held an Easter bazaar noted for joy and community solidarity. Officials presented these local initiatives alongside the broader reconstruction and humanitarian discussions as signs of gradual normalisation, as reported by SANA