Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh and Central Bank of Syria Governor Mohammad Safwat Raslan met Mastercard Chief Executive …
Syria, U.S. businesses discuss investment, banking ties in New York
Senior Syrian economic officials met U.S. business and financial representatives in New York to discuss investment opportunities and …
China-Syria trade rises by hundreds of millions of dollars as China launches industrial investments
The value of Syrian imports from China reached approximately $669.9 million during the first six months of 2026, exceeding in just half a year the total value of Chinese exports to Syria in 2025.
Syria unveils plans for landmark underwater museum off Latakia coast
Visitors would enter through an underwater structure inspired by the architecture of Palmyra before moving through an area displaying work by Syrian artists.
Iraq begins importing gasoline via Syrian port to bypass the closed Strait of Hormuz
Iraqi fuel trucks are loading gasoline at a Syrian port to meet surging global energy demand as the critical Strait of Hormuz remains closed and mediators work with Iran and the United States to end …
Syria Tightens Public Spending Amid Rising Regional Tension
The General Secretariat of the Syrian Presidency has approved a series of measures to control and rationalize public spending, aimed at safeguarding the state budget. Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed …
Rights group cautions against careless redevelopment in Syria, citing billions in deals lacking legal safeguards
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday advised global leaders to consider the effects proposed redevelopment will have on the Syrian people as international investment continues to pour into the …
Syria’s reconstruction drive faces the bankability test
The World Bank estimates that reconstructing Syria’s damaged physical assets alone will cost about $216bn, nearly 10 times the size of the country’s estimated 2024 economy. Th …
Iraq imports petrol through Syria in another US-backed step towards closer ties
Tanker loaded with refined fuel bound for Iraq unloaded at Syria’s Baniyas port …
Syria: Reconstruction Deals Lack Critical Rights Framework
The Syrian transitional government is signing billions of dollars in reconstruction deals without a human rights framework that would ensure that rebuilding respects, protects, and fulfills the rights …