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Jul 30,2020

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Humanitarian responses to the coronavirus bring the UAE and Syria publicly closer

April 15

On March 27, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces, spoke on the phone with Bas...

Coronavirus: The Syrian regime’s novel weapon against detainees

April 14

Is the Syrian government using the coronavirus to rid itself of the approximately 130,000 prisoners it has locked up?

Economic disaster looms as coronavirus lockdowns reduce remittances to Syria

April 12

The coronavirus has reduced remittances to Syria, spelling trouble for Syria's economy.

How will coronavirus affect Syria's fragile economy?

April 09

Over the last year, Syria has experienced a collapse in the value of its national currency, rising inflation, and difficulties in securing foreign currency reserves, while it cont...

For Syrian refugees in Lebanon, the repercussions of the coronavirus may be more deadly than the infection

April 08

From February 21 to April 7, Lebanon officially registered 548 cases of Coronavirus. While in a statement on March 26 human rights organizations said that three Syrian refugees in...

Coronavirus: Damascus’ rosy statements clash with facts on the ground

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.

Photo essay: Damascenes suffer as Coronavirus takes its toll economically

March 25

As Damascus locks down to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, a dire economic situation gets worse.

Damascus limits cash in a bid to strengthen banks and control over the economy

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...

Syrian government budget expenses 2020: visualized

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 ...