Tag: Syria

By destroying legitimate commerce and immiserating the middle class, sanctions undermine the institutions a functioning society needs.

U.N. agencies have submitted themselves to government control and approval. Donors must demand higher humanitarian standards or send their money through other channels.

Ankara has begun to make the Turkish lira legal tender in parts of Syria it controls, heralding a possible long-term presence.

Turkey’s invasion and occupation of part of northern Syria has sowed chaos and instability, including fueling extremist groups and ethnic cleansing.

The incident is irregular because it’s not clear what sensitive sites are in Suwayda area, where there have been recent protests, or at Kobajjep on the road between Deir Ezzor and Palmyra.

Damascus (AFP) – Syria refuses to “bow” to Washington’s demands under the latest US sanctions, Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said Tuesday, charging that the sole aim was to undermine support for …