# Uber (أوبر)

> Uber is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Uber](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/uber.md)
- Categories: Ride Sharing
- Official site: https://www.uber.com
- Community votes: 59
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/uber

## About

Global ride-hailing and transportation platform connecting riders with drivers

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria. Community testing in February 2026 confirmed that Uber blocks Syrian phone numbers from creating accounts, showing a "phone number is blocked" message that makes the service unusable. A community volunteer emailed the company's data protection office in February 2026 requesting access for Syrian users. No response has been recorded.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-23 — Contacted Company. Outreach email sent to Uber's Data Protection Officer at dpo@uber.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 U.S. Treasury announcement lifting all sanctions on Syria, OFAC documentation confirming Syria is no longer an embargoed country, EU sanctions removal, and supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com/resources. The volunteer noted that several other companies have already enabled access.
- 2026-02-19 — Verified. Community member verified from Syria that Uber blocks Syrian phone numbers (+963) from creating accounts. The Uber app displays "Unable to create account — The phone number you entered is blocked." Without the ability to create an account, the service is effectively unusable from Syria. Status updated from "accessible" to "blocked". (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/d94ip9fp8djqzcd1kxw4op0o/ngr6chqrjbwqe3azon9i6cgd-screenshot-20260219-211107-uber.jpg)
- 2026-02-16 — Verified. Community verification confirmed Uber's website is accessible from Syria with no geo-blocking or sanctions page. The site redirects to the Lebanon version (/lb/en/) with Beirut as the default city. Damascus, Syria appears in the "Change your location" dropdown but selecting it returns "Location not available, please try again." Uber does not currently operate in Syria as a ride-hailing market, but the website itself is fully accessible. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/x8yg6gq26teowtcyviugn0ar/dussrokh8287minp0hl64sfg-screen-1.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/dggnqpv6pdvikxxliem4oy0w/re52jk77kudk7cy5yatdx7bg-screen-2.png)

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