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April 21
In recent months, the smart card system has been expanded to include a wider range of subsidized goods, namely fuel, rice, tea, and sugar. Although the smart card system sustained...
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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...
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April 14
Is the Syrian government using the coronavirus to rid itself of the approximately 130,000 prisoners it has locked up?
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April 12
The coronavirus has reduced remittances to Syria, spelling trouble for Syria's economy.
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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...
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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...
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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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