It was nearly freezing that Syrian night. On a hard-dirt landing strip near the northeastern city of Kobani, I waited with two long lines of U.S. Special Forces soldiers behind a huge C-17 …
America’s Presence in Syria Is Riskier Than Ever
“Out with the new, in with the old” appears to be the doctrine for U.S. policy in Syria in 2023. U.S. troops are resuming operations after a pause in the wake of Turkey’s attacks on U.S …
Iran Doubles The Price Of Its Oil Going To Syria
Iran is doubling the price of its oil going to Syria to a market rate of over $70 per barrel and now refuses to ship oil to Damascus on credit, demanding payment in advance, sources with knowledge …
Ukraine’s Consequences Are Finally Spreading to Syria
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is reverberating more than 1,000 miles away in Syria. Squeezed by its strategic blunder, Moscow’s shrinking strategic bandwidth and its diminished capacities in Syria have …
Iran to execute mentally ill man for allegedly burning Qur’an during protest
Rights groups say Javad Rouhi, who was sentenced on charges including apostasy, was tortured so badly he can no longer speak …
Court orders authorities to issue gazette asking Tarique-Zubaida to appear on 6 Feb
A Dhaka Court today ordered authorities concerned to issue a gazette asking BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman to appear on 6 February over a graft case filed against them …
China’s Property Bust Compounds Economic Pain
HONG KONG—China’s housing market flipped from being a growth driver … By floor area, they dropped to their lowest level in nearly a decade, after a wave of real-estate developer debt defaults, …
Foreign Investors Buy China In Size
Asian equity markets were mixed as China, South Korea, and Indonesia outperformed while Hong Kong, Japan, India, and the Philippines were lower.
Macau bounces into Year of the Rabbit
Macau is bounding into the Year of the Rabbit. Valuations have leapt as operators march towards profitability. Yet balance sheets are bruised, and the pandemic will leave other scars too.
Amend property VAT laws or else!
The European Commission has given Cyprus until mid-February to amend the property VAT laws, otherwise it will pursue infringement proceedings …