Dismissal of Mazen al-Natour from the presidency of the Artists Syndicate in Syria.

The Syrian Artists Syndicate witnessed a sudden development that changed the artistic scene, as the Syndicate Council unanimously decided to withdraw confidence from the president Mazen Al-Nattour shortly after he took office following Mohsen Ghazi. The decision came after escalating disputes between Al-Nattour and several council members who expressed their rejection of his management style, leading to increased criticism of his positions and directions that caused a division within the artistic community. Following the vote, the artist Nour Mahna temporarily assumed the presidency of the Syndicate until the appointment or election of a new president, confirming that the Syndicate is now entering a sensitive phase of reassessment and rebalancing. Al-Nattour, known for his support of the Syrian revolution since its inception in 2011, was previously considered a symbol of the Syndicate's shift towards representing a broader spectrum of artists, but that phase was not without internal tensions. The upcoming period may bring radical changes in the structure and mechanisms of the Syndicate, amid anticipation within the artistic community of the implications of these rapid and unexpected developments.