LATEST FROM Damascus
April 06
The Syrian government has reassured citizens that they ready to meet Coronavirus head on; however, the realities of Syria's public healthcare system begs to differ.
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March 25
As Damascus locks down to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, a dire economic situation gets worse.
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March 25
On February 16, the Syrian government decision no. 5 went into effect, requiring that all car and real estate transactions be conducted through Syrian bank accounts rather than in...
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March 18
At the end of last year, the Syrian government approved the 2020 budget, totaling 4,000 billion Syrian pounds (SYP). The new budget is approximately SYP 118 billion more than the ...
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March 11
Syria claims it has no cases of coronavirus, though this is met with skepticism. If there is a coronavirus outbreak, how will it affect Syria?
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March 06
The Syrian Central Bank has announced lower intermediary rates for certain transactions in an attempt to cushion the blow of the declining value of the Syrian Pound.
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February 17
On February 1, the Syrian government launched its initiative to expand the “smart card” system to include subsidized prices for rationed quantities of tea, rice, and sugar. Using ...
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February 06
In a country like Syria, even something as seemingly benign as repairing a church or a mosque takes on political dimensions. As sites like the Armenian Bethel Church and the Great...
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January 27
Less than two weeks after ushering in the new decade, Syria broke a record. On January 12, the value of the Syrian pound plunged past the symbolic 1,000 mark, trading at SYP 1,020...
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