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Ports authority approves used-car imports to free zones The Syrian General Authority for Ports and Customs on May 12, 2026 authorized investors in free zones to import used cars from neighboring count...
Bloomberg reports that the Qatari LNG carrier Al Kharaitiyat transited the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month after loading at Ras Laffan, sailing toward Pakistan’s Port Qasim. MarineTraffi...
Iraq’s Ministry of Oil announced a broad plan to export fuel oil (“black oil”) via tanker trucks through Syria’s Baniyas port, with timetables set for implementation, ministry spokesperson Sa...
The Council of the European Union announced that the first high-level political dialogue between the EU and Syria will take place in Brussels on May 11, co-chaired by EU High Representative K...
Suwayda housing crisis deepens Displacement from al-Mazraa and other western and northern countryside areas since the July 2025 events has sharply increased demand for rental homes in Suwayda city, w...
Milan forum on EU-GCC cooperation The Doha Forum and the Mediterranean Dialogues, in partnership with Italy’s ISPI and the Center for International Policy Research, hosted an EU-GCC initiative at Pal...
After more than a decade of war and recurring economic crises, poverty in Syria has expanded to encompass the majority of the population, with UN assessments putting those below the poverty l...
Cairo talks between Syrian and Egyptian delegations Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani held expanded talks in Cairo with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, joined by Syria’s Minis...
Syria positions itself as a safe corridor amid regional conflict Syria’s new authorities have portrayed the country as a neutral and reliable transit route after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran ignit...
Romanian carrier Dan Air said it will expand its summer schedule from June 1 to include Amman, Yerevan and Tbilisi, and will designate Syria’s Aleppo as a permanent destination within its net...
Key developments The Central Bank of Syria has accelerated three parallel reform tracks to stabilise the pound: speeding up a national currency replacement, broadening the operational powers of banks,...
Budget reversal and missing funds Syria’s declared 2025 fiscal surplus plunged from roughly $500 million to about $46 million after a $454 million swing in the final quarter, exposing inconsistencies...
The 12th Syria HiTech information and communications technology exhibition opened in Damascus on April 25 at the Fairgrounds, featuring 150 companies representing 345 brands from 45 Arab and...
