Commercial ties are multiplying a decade after the onset of Syria’s civil war, as business leaders bet that Bashar al-Assad is there to stay.
Jordan’s Army Kills 27 in Drug Bust on Syrian Border
The Jordanian Army said that soldiers fired on suspected smugglers as they tried to cross the border under cover of a snowstorm.
Jordan says 27 drug smugglers killed at border with Syria
Jordanian soldiers killed 27 armed smugglers on Thursday as they tried to cross the border from Syria during a dawn snowstorm with a large quantity of amphetamines, an army spokesman said.
Lebanon to receive Jordan electricity via Syria, deal signed
Lebanon signed deals on Wednesday to purchase electricity from Jordan via Syria to help the small Mediterranean country deal with its crippling energy crisis. The deals are expected to bring Lebanon …
Lebanon inks deal with Syria, Jordan to address power crisis
The project, funded by the World Bank, will send 250 megawatts of Jordanian energy to power-starved Lebanon via Syria.
Lebanon, Jordan agree to bring electricity through Syria
Lebanon signed a U.S.-backed deal with Jordan on Wednesday that aims to ease crippling power shortages by transmitting electricity across neighbouring Syria, after Washington assured Beirut it should …
Kurdish-led forces say they take control of prison in Syria’s Hasaka
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) took full control of al-Sina’a prison in Syria’s northeastern city of Hasaka on Wednesday, spokesman Farhad Shami said in a tweet.
Afghanistan Has Nothing to Do With Russia or Ukraine | Opinion
Those tying Afghanistan and Ukraine today are making the same mistake as those who attempted to link Syria to Ukraine eight years ago, connecting two totally different circumstances.
Syria wants stronger trade, economic ties with Pakistan: Envoy
Ambassador of Syria to Pakistan, Dr. Mazen Obeid said that his country wanted stronger trade and economic ties with Pakistan as both …
In Syria and Iraq IS is still capable, but no global threat
The ongoing standoff at a Syrian prison shows that the so-called “Islamic State” still has the means to fight. However, experts say that IS doesn’t pose a global threat due to lack of money, fighters …