# Spires (سبايرز)

> Spires is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Spires](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/spires.md)
- Categories: Tutoring, Freelancing
- Official site: https://spires.co
- Community votes: 3
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/spires

## About

Online tutoring marketplace connecting students with expert tutors across 400+ academic subjects

## Activity summary

Spires is restricted in Syria. Community testing in July 2026 found that the tutor application form loads normally, but Syria is missing from the required tutoring-country list, so no application can be completed. The phone field still offers the Syrian dialling code, indicating a targeted omission rather than a site-wide block. A volunteer contacted the company in April 2026 and has received no reply.

## Community reports

- 2026-07-29 — Investigated. Community testing from Syria found that Spires excludes Syria from tutor registration. The tutor application form at spires.co/application/info loads normally, but the required «Please select the country you will be tutoring from» field returns «No results found.» when Syria is entered, leaving the application impossible to complete. The separate telephone field does offer the Syrian +963 dialling code, indicating the omission is specific to the tutoring-country list rather than a site-wide block.
- 2026-04-14 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Spires' support team at support@spires.co requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 U.S. Treasury announcement lifting the comprehensive trade embargo on Syria, the OFAC sanctions update, and supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com/resources.

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/spires?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/spires/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/spires
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/spires.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/spires.md