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Blocked in Syria, verified in February 2026 with a country-not-supported notice on both website and app and re-confirmed in May 2026. In July 2026 a community member reported the Android app replying normally over a Syrian mobile connection without a VPN, which is recorded as a note but has not changed the status: it covers the app alone and recent reports have conflicted. The team and volunteers have contacted Google repeatedly since February 2026 with no formal response.

Follow-up Sent

Official follow-up email sent from corporateaffairs@unblocksyria.com to google-cloud-compliance@google.com requesting a corporate-level review of Syria IP restrictions across Google products. The email noted that 13 Google services are already fully accessible in Syria (including Firebase, Flutter, ...

What works instead

Until Google Gemini is fully available in Syria, here's what we recommend. The badge on each shows how well it works.

DeepSeek

Accessible

Qwen

Accessible

Z.ai

Accessible

Midjourney

Accessible

Thaura.ai

Limited

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Android Studio

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Flutter

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Go (Golang)

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Google

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Google AdMob

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Google Ads

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Google AdSense

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Articles about Google Gemini

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Does Delisting End Syria's Digital Blocks?

On 24 August 2026 the United States rescinded Syria's 47-year terror designation. Two days earlier, 474 of the 986 services we track were still closed to someone in Damascus. What the delisting changes, what it does not, and what it was never going to fix.

Omar Albeik16 min read
A laptop screen at night showing a sign-up form with the country field open on Syria, a cursor hovering over it before the click.

Remote Work Reaches Everywhere Except Here

In January 2026 someone in Syria signed up for Toptal and had the account suspended the moment they selected Syrian nationality. Nothing about them changed. Only the disclosure did. The same moment repeats across hundreds of services, at exactly the points where a career is made.

Aya M Gomaa7 min read
A young Syrian computer science student works at a laptop by a window in Damascus at golden hour, the screen dimmed and stalled while the old city glows warmly outside.

Ten Days in Syria: The Hardest Part Was Invisible

A Syrian computer science student goes home for ten days to test whether he could build a future there after thirteen years away. The biggest obstacle was not electricity or infrastructure. It was the digital services, from AI assistants to LinkedIn, blocked inside the country.

Taimullah Kellizy4 min read

Frequently Asked Questions

No, Google Gemini is currently blocked in Syria. Users in Syria cannot access this service. We are tracking the situation and advocating for change.

Many international services blocked access to Syria due to previous sanctions and compliance policies. Even as sanctions are being reviewed, some companies have not yet restored access. Unblock Syria tracks these services and advocates for change.

You can help by voting on this page to show demand, sharing it on social media, and contacting Google Gemini directly to request they restore access for Syrian users.