The value of the Syrian currency fell to a record low on Friday, as it approached 10,000 liras against the dollar. According to “Syria Pound Today”, a Syrian lira monitoring website, the exchange rate …
Coercive deprivation: Unraveling the Assad regime’s policy on domestic reconstruction
Since the early years of the Syrian conflict, the Assad regime has systematically diverted local resources dedicated for reconstruction purposes to rehabilitate facilities in areas and sectors that …
Why is Wagner chief disguised as Libyan, Syrian officials?
ALBAWABA – Rumors have been widely shared online claiming that Russian police have raided the castle of Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and found s …
Watch: Russian Jet Fighters Harass U.S. Drones Over Syria
The U.S. military released video showing Russian Su-35 fighters confronting three U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones on a mission against Islamic State targets over Syria on Wednesday. A U.S. commander called …
Dramatic video released of Russian fighter jets ‘harassing’ US drones over Syria
The U.S. military released dramatic video of a tense encounter on Wednesday over the skies of eastern Syria as Russian fighter jets were seen “harassing” three American military drones carrying out a …
A matriarch of the powerful Sitt family sells in Brooklyn
The low-key but powerful Syrian-American real-estate community of Gravesend, Brooklyn, appears to be losing a key member. Marilyn Sitt, an owner of the longtime retail powerhouse Sitt Asset Management …
Al-Mikdad : Syria urges concerted efforts for confronting terrorism
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Dr. Faisal Al-Mikdad affirmed that the grave challenges that the world is witnessing as a result of the policies of hegemony, polarization, and pressur …
Syria-Jordan ties on drug smuggling amid Israel’s Jenin operation – analysis
This shows how important ties with Syria are for Jordan and how the issue of drug smuggling, a multi-billion dollar business, is very important for Amman.
UN urges Security Council to extend Turkey border crossing into northwest Syria for 1 year
The U.N. secretary general is hoping that the Security Council will vote later this month to keep a key border crossing from Turkey to Syria’s rebel-held northwest open for critical aid deliveries for a period of one year instead of six months.
Syria facing worst economic crisis since start of civil war
Foreign investment is vital if Syria is to survive the worst economic crisis since civil war began 13 years ago, an aid worker has warned. Nicole Hark, country director for Syria for …