The Syrian government has approved a draft $5.3bn budget for 2022 as the country continues to grapple with a deep economic crisis. The budget, approved by lawmakers on Wednesday, is a big reduction …
Time to Talk Turkey
One reminder of those complex problems came in late November with the inclusion of Turkey on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) greylist alongside Syria, Yemen, and Zimbabwe. There are now 23 …
Fact check: Video purporting to show helicopter crash in India was taken in Syria in 2020
A 2020 video of a Syrian helicopter in flames has been shared claiming it shows a deadly Dec. 8 helicopter crash in India.
US-backed Syria forces say 5 IS suspects killed in raid
Syrian Kurdish-led forces said Monday their ant-terrorism unit, with U.S.-led coalition support, killed five suspected Islamic State group fighters in a raid to break up a militant cell in Syria’s …
US-backed Syria forces say 5 IS suspects killed in raid
Syrian Kurdish-led forces said Monday their ant-terrorism unit, with U.S.-led coalition support, killed five suspected Islamic State group fighters in a raid to break up a militant cell in Syria’s …
Israel hit chemical weapons facilities in Syria over past two years – Washington Post
Israel twice struck chemical weapons facilities in Syria over the past two years in a campaign to prevent Syria from renewing chemical weapons production, the Washington Post reported on Monday. The …
Syrian-Iraqi Business Forum starts activities…more than 50 companies at 1st Export Exhibition
With the participation of more than 50 industrial companies from Syria and Iraq and a number of businessmen in the two countries, the 1st Export Exhibition organized by the International Group for …
Syrian livestock farmers hampered by drought
Syrian livestock farmers are struggling to keep up with the effects of drought and feed prices.Khidir Khazi has been raising sheep in northeast Syria for 25 years. He is now forced to sell off half of …
Turkish lira collapse piles misery on northern Syria
Debek, a schoolteacher in northern Syria, is on strike: the currency devaluation in neighbouring Turkey has slashed the value of his salary by …
As ties warm, Syria to host a 2024 Arab energy conference
Syria will host an Arab energy conference in 2024, the country’s energy ministry said Thursday, the latest sign that Arab countries are moving to re-engage with the government of Syria’s embattled …