Syria is losing close to four billion dollars annually to fiscal fraud, representing nearly half of the Arab state’s $8.4 million national budget for 2003, said the Minister of Finance. ” …
Syria seeks retribution for oil ‘stolen’ by the US
The Syrian government is seeking compensation through the UN for billions of dollars of its resources lost through attacks on the country’s oil, gas and other natural resources by the US and its …
Turkey to act independently if US keeps supporting Kurdish forces in Syria: Erdogan
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Turkey will not seek US approval and will act independently if Washington continues supporting Kurdish forces in northern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday …
Turkey and Syria Fell Out Over the Civil War. Now Erdogan Wants to Talk
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he wants a three-way meeting with Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, signaling a thaw with Damascus that could help end the war in Syria.
Top Israeli general claims attack on convoy at Iraq-Syria border
The chief of Israel’s armed forces on Wednesday claimed credit for a recent air strike on a convoy that had entered Syria from Iraq, saying the target was a truck carrying weaponry. Though he did not give a date for the event,
Iran’s ‘Anger’ Among 3 Reasons for Growing Economic Paralysis in Syria
No one can deny that the economic crisis in Syria is unprecedented. But what are the real reasons for it? Why isn’t Iran helping in resolving it as it had helped the regime throughout the past decade?
NGO investigation unearths links between Syria’s Wafa Telecom and Iran
Syria’s newest operator Wafa Telecom has been linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by an investigation conducted by the NGOs OCCRP (Organised Crime and Corruption and Reporting …
U.S. resumes patrols with SDF in northern Syria – Pentagon
The United States has fully restarted patrols in northern Syria with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Pentagon said on Tuesday, after they had been paused because of Turkish strikes in the region.
Israel: It’s Complicated
December 13, 2022: Palestinian terrorism and violence is still a problem but not a critical one. Iran still threatens to launch a major attack from Lebanon or Syria but so far has been unable to do so …
Turkey’s pending Syria invasion motivated by politics, not security concerns, experts say
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has recently indicated a willingness to improve relations with Syria, which possibly could be a result of Russian encouragement.