The Ministry of Industry has put on the market several companies in Syria that have stopped working and have been sabotaged and destroyed, to be subjected to investment again, according to Athr Press.
The minister of tourism has announced a plan to develop tourism in Syria through investments that can create jobs, according to SANA.
The Opposition president met with the EU chargé d’affaires, with whom he discussed the refugee crisis and political transition in Syria, according to the SOC Media Department.
Ten migrants were found dead on a severely overcrowded wooden boat near the Libyan coast, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
The ٍAssociation of Detainees and the Missing in the Sednaya Prison has issued a guide on how to avoid fraud and financial extortion for the detainees’ families, Zaman al-Wasl reports.
President Assad has abolished the position of Grand Mufti of the Republic, strengthening the role of the Scientific Fiqh Council, al-Watan writes.
The EU has added four new ministers in the Syrian government to its list of sanctions imposed on the regime since 2011, Enab Baladi reports.
As purchasing power in Syria declines, some Syrians are forced to reduce their meals to a minimum, according to al-Souria Net.
Minister Mekdad held talks with the executive director of the WFP about enhancing cooperation between Syria and the organization, according to the Syria Times.
The direct and indirect losses resulting from the shortage of electricity are estimated at 4,081 billion Syrian pounds, B2B writes.
Leaks by sources close to the regime are hinting that the latter might introduce a new 10,000 Syrian pound banknote as the national currency experiences a violent devaluation, according to Thiqa Agency.
The opening of the “Foundation for Polygamy” in the town of Azaz, in Syria, was met with humor and outrage by Syrians over social media, especially since the region is witnessing a harsh economic crisis, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Faisal al-Mekdad encouraged the Syrian community in Serbia to invest in their homeland, especially after the issuance of the new investment law, according to SANA.
The Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Mohammad Samer al-Khalil encouraged investors to take advantage of ‘great and promising’ investment opportunities in Syria, SANA reports.
Authorities were able to foil the smuggling of around 800,000 captagon pills headed towards the Gulf from Syria through Jordan, according to Athr Press.
The President of the Syrian Opposition formed a committee to follow up on the recent decision by Interpol to readmit the Assad Regime, the SOC Media Departement claimed.
Germany has announced that it will donate 71 million euros to Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon, according to Enab Baladi.
The UAE Economy Minister praised the “partnership” between his country and the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad in trade and other economic fields, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
Syrian social media users and pages mourned the death of Palestinian-Syrian tourism tycoon Osman al-Aidi, at the age of about 90, according to Enab Baladi.
Syria and China have criticized the OPCW’s unfairness on the Syrian chemical file, claiming that terrorist groups are behind attacks, according to the Syria Times.
