With US and EU sanctions relief approved, Syria is embarking on an urgent race to overhaul its financial system, the country’s senior monetary official said. In an exclusive interview with The …
Syria will build new 150,000 bpd oil refinery, minister tells Ekhbariya TV
Syria will build a new oil refinery with a capacity of 150,000 barrels per day, the Syrian energy minister told government-owned Ekhbariya television on Thursday.
Israeli raid in southern Syrian village kills 13, Syrian state media reports
JERUSALEM/DAMASCUS – Thirteen people were killed in an Israeli raid in southern Syria on Friday, Syrian state media reported, with Damascus accusing Israel of a “criminal attack” in a village where …
13 killed as Israel raids southern Syria; Damascus calls is ‘criminal attack’
Following an Israeli raid in southern Syria that killed 13, Damascus condemned the action as criminal. Israel stated it was targeting terrorist suspects and returned fire. Local officials asserted …
Minority Alawites Protest in Syria After Sectarian Attacks
The demonstrations followed unrest over the weekend in Homs, Syria’s third-largest city, which set off reprisal attacks on Alawites, a community once favored by the ousted Assad regime.
Turkish construction consortium tapped for $4B Damascus airport upgrade project
Construction giants Kalyon Insaat and Cengiz Insaat to work on project to revive Syrian aviation infrastructure, boost air hub capacity, and more, alongside Qatari and US firms.
Uzbekistan to station trade advisors in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria to expand export reach
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Syrians displaced by war are returning to find homes occupied by foreign fighters
Fighters have settled across northern Syria, surprising displaced Syrians who’ve tried to return to their homes. Nearly a year after the war’s end, sorting out property ownership remains a pressing …
Iraq pushes for Syrian border wall, threatening Iran’s regional influence
Iranian-backed militias used to infiltrate into Syria via the unguarded border – as such, any wall would actually hurt Iran’s project to control the Middle East.
Grisly Killings of a Married Couple Spark New Sectarian Unrest in Syria
The government acted quickly to tamp down reprisals in the central city of Homs as it tries to manage repeated waves of bloodshed involving minority groups.