“I try as much as I can to organize our money, so that we often go without a meal to reduce our daily spending. My children also share clothes, which they trade between them”
Experts expect this year’s olive harvest to witness a shortfall by up to 900,000 tons, over half of last year’s entire crop
“This means that an Eid lunch for a family will take up half the salary of a first-level newly-appointed state employee”
Rates for substitute teachers per hourly wage is not enough to buy a falafel sandwich daily, according to educators
“I started my mini project in growing hens to benefit from their eggs and meat to feed my family and cover some basic expenses”
Three cases of kidnapping reported in recent days as locals fear pro-regime security targeting members of wealthy families
“Guards are very strict on smuggling cigarettes into the Yarmouk basin and have recruited females to inspect women for this purpose”
Al-Souria investigates Hezbollah’s alleged drug trafficking ring in Damascus
Are we witnessing a complete collapse of the Syrian pound during a short period of time, or is the regime’s Central Bank still able to reduce the speed of the collapse?
Lebanese clinic aims to support locals and Syrians who suffer from marginalization due to a range of disabilities
Marriage bureau in rebel-held Douma offers chance for men and women who have lost loved ones to rebuild families
Arsal hospital worker opens home-based support center in effort to assist those with special needs and change the community’s attitudes towards those with disabilities
Families in Syria’s besieged cities are requesting less of suitors as the impacts of war continue to deprive young men of access to money
The centuries-old tradition of preserving seasonal foods for winter is being threatened by shortages of produce and huge inflation
With the commencement of the 2015/2016 school year, extraordinary prices force citizens to devise new methods to provide children with uniforms
Syrian activists accuse the regime militias of these incidents
Parents will have to face inflated prices of uniforms and basic supplies as children return to class for new school year
“It is the game of the traders; when the dollar exchange rate rises, shop owners raise the prices of their goods, even if they have been in storage. When the dollar exchange rate drops, their prices remain the same”
ISIS wants to keep us hungry, says a woman, so as to we don’t even think of rebelling. It’s exactly the same tactic used by the Assad regime
Two men brought together by their passion for football have taken opposing sides in the armed conflict
