While large-scale fighting has died down ever since Turkey and Russia struck a 2020 ceasefire agreement in Idlib, Syria is still a combustible place. Turkish, Iranian, U.S., and Russian forces are all …
Syrian refugees open Reno business and dream of college for their children
The Mustafa family fled war-torn Syria a decade ago. Last month, they opened their own Middle Eastern market in south Reno.
Dutch Government Removes Arms Export Restrictions to Turkey
The Dutch government withdrew arms export restrictions against Turkey, more than three years after it tightened sales following Ankara’s military incursion into northern Syria.
Turkey and Syria Earthquakes Drive Nearly Half of Economic Losses from Global Catastrophes in First Half of 2023: Aon
Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, today published its Global Catastrophe Recap: First Half (1H) of 2023, revealing a preliminary estimate of $194 billion in economic …
They fled Syria’s shattering civil war. Now, Syrian refugees in Jordan fear being forced to return
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — As Jordan hosted regional talks this spring aimed at ending Syria’s isolation after more than a decade of civil war, Syrian refugee Suzanne Dabdoob felt a deep pressure in her …
Syrian pound sinks to historic low on the parallel market
has triggered a financial meltdown. The World Bank had projected a 3.2 percent contraction in Syria’s 2023 economic output, due to continuing conflict, high grain and energy prices and shortages, and …
Syrian pound sinks to historic low on parallel, state-backed markets
“The rise is a result of a weakness in the Syrian economy in general and the production sector in particular, in addition to the increase in imports,” Zreik said. The World Bank had projected a 3.2% …
Agencies struggling to deliver humanitarian aid in Syria despite sanction exemptions
Charities in Syria are struggling to deliver aid despite western countries extending sanctions exemptions in the humanitarian sector that were put in place after an earthquake hit Turkey and Syria in …
UN agency slashes cash aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan, raising the alarm on its funding crunch
The United Nations food agency said Tuesday it will reduce monthly cash aid for 120,000 Syrian refugees living in camps in Jordan because …
In Northern Syria, Palestinians Finance Settlements in Kurdish-Occupied Areas
The video shows an empty house with even the door frames and windows torn out. Graffiti on the wall recalls that the building was once requisitioned by the Sham Legion, an Islamist faction from …