Iran’s economic influence in Syria has also grown in recent years, with Tehran offering credit lines to the Damascus government and Iranian companies winning lucrative business contracts. Tehran has …
Syria’s Bashar Assad pays rare visit to ally Iran
Iran’s economic influence in Syria has also grown in recent years, with Tehran offering credit lines to the Damascus government and Iranian companies winning lucrative business contracts. Tehran has …
Syria’s Assad meets Khamenei and Raisi in rare visit to Iran
Iran’s economic influence in Syria has grown in recent years, supplying Assad’s government with credit lines and winning lucrative business contracts, Reuters reported.
The dangers of forgetting Syria’s refugees
marginalised in their host societies but still terrified of returning to Syria. As western governments cut financial support, their prospects could soon get even bleaker. Many Syrian refugees face a …
Popular Eid al-Fitr food becomes less affordable in Syria as economy deteriorates
However, the high prices of traditional Eid al-Fitr sweets this year have made them unaffordable for most Syrians, business owners have said. Syrian sweet makers are seen making Maamoul, a butter …
Cyprus detains 2 for smuggling after 24 Syrians land in boat
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police on Friday detained two men on suspicion of helping two dozen Syrian asylum-seekers reach the east Mediterranean island nation aboard a rigid-hulled inflatable boat …
Cyprus detains 2 for smuggling after 24 Syrians land in boat
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police on Friday detained two men on suspicion of helping two dozen Syrian asylum-seekers reach the east Mediterranean island nation aboard a rigid-hulled inflatable boat …
We cannot ignore Syria’s emergence as a narco-state
The idea that a businessman of any stature would hold more financial assets than the combined Assad family, which has ruled and dominated Syria’s economy for more than 50 years, is nonsensical. One …
Carpet repair booms in Syria’s Aleppo amid economic crisis
ALEPPO, Syria, April 29 (Xinhua) — Before the war erupted in Syria in 2011, the business of repairing carpet was mainly about fixing ancient and expensive handmade carpets, which were considered …
Carpet repair booms in Syria’s Aleppo amid economic crisis
ALEPPO, Syria, April 29 (Xinhua) — Before the war erupted in Syria in 2011, the business of repairing carpet was mainly about fixing ancient and expensive handmade carpets, which were considered …