Lifting of economic and sectoral restrictions remains key for Syria’s reconstruction, ease of access to basic needs of its peoples – Anadolu Ajansı …
Syrian economy suffering under sanctions
Lifting of economic and sectoral restrictions remains key for Syria’s reconstruction, ease of access to basic needs of its peoples – Anadolu Ajansı …
Fall of Assad, rise of Trump: Why 2024 was a very bad year for Iran
The fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad was the crescendo of a remarkably bad year for the Iranian regime. The Islamic Republic suffered major blows in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, diminishing the power of …
Can easing sanctions spur Syria’s economic recovery?
Assad’s government on December 8, 2024, will mark Syria’s future for years and decades to come. After 14 years of war, Syria’s economy is in ruins. 90% of its population lives in poverty, the Syrian …
Exiled Syrian ex-First Lady Asma al-Assad files for divorce from Bashar al-Assad, seeks escape from asylum in Moscow
Asma al-Assad has filed for divorce from Bashar in Russia and seeks to leave Moscow, expressing dissatisfaction with her life in exile. Born in London, she is eager to return to the UK, where she …
Iraq halts oil exports to Syria amid regional instability
By bnm Gulf bureau Iraq has suspended crude oil exports to Syria, citing regional instability, in a move that threatens to deepen Syria’s fuel crisis, Iraqi officials said on December 22. The decision to halt shipments of approximately 120,
Iran’s supreme leader says Syrian youth will resist incoming government
Iran’s supreme leader says young Syrians will resist the new government emerging after the overthrow of President Bashar Assad as he again accused the United States and Israel of sowing chaos in the …
Turkey says it believes Kurdish fighters will be forced out of all Syrian territory
Turkey believes Syria’s new rulers, including the Syrian National Army (SNA) armed group which Ankara backs, will drive Kurdish YPG fighters from all territory they occupy in northeastern Syria, …
Turkey will do ‘whatever it takes’ if Syria government cannot address Kurd militia issue, minister says
Turkey will do “whatever it takes” to ensure its security if the new Syrian administration cannot address Ankara’s concerns about U.S.-allied Kurdish groups it views as terrorist groups, Foreign …
Biden missing in action as Turkey inches closer to full-blown war against US-allied Kurds in Syria
Amid the end of the nearly 14 years of civil war in Syria, Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to rekindle a new war in northern Syria against America’s main ally, the Syrian Kurds.