Investors and economists voice doubts over the return of production to Aleppo’s industrial sector, citing safety and logistic concerns, such as lack of security as well as shortages of electricity and fuel
With Aleppo characterized by its vibrant textile industry, which contributed about a third of Syria’s total industrial production, what will the devastation of the “economic capital” mean for the country’s economy in the long-term?
Authorities in southern Turkey close office of the Ghad al-Souri (Syria’s Tomorrow) movement, headed by former SNC president Ahmad Jarba, for working with the Kurdish PYD
All4Syria interviews Syrian refugee workers in the markets of southern Turkey, “we were surprised to see the grocery had a Syrian working there, and then the tailor, and the butcher… It’s a good step and it’s helped us acclimatize quickly”
Protests kicked off in the city of Idleb and Maha was among the first to take to the streets. Instead of a drum and travel gear she started carrying bottled water and sweets to hand out to protesters. Often I used to accompany her. I watched protesters in large numbers and I heard them chant peacefully.
Turkish official claims around 7,700 people have returned to the northern city after Turkish-backed forces retake Jarablus from ISIS
“Usually they demand 20 percent of the amount needed to be transferred, I have to pay the fees because there is no other way to transfer money”
Boris Johnson tells Turkish media that Assad, Russia and Iran are carrying out a large proportion of the massacres in the city as fighting intensifies in residential areas
Turkish charities and government institutions working to restore the city’s schools after facing a state of near collapse as a result of the brutal practices of ISIS
Sources claim “military entity” trying to impose a civilian council on the people of Jarablus after Islamic State fighters were expelled from the northern city
Turkish investigators claim that the Islamic State group had planned to take over the southern city as hundreds of its members are said to pass through or reside there
Coup attempt responsible for spreading fear among Syrian refugees around their right to stay in Turkey, says head of language school
Scores of Syrian factory workers lose their jobs following the failed coup attempt on July 15
Older workers face joblessness as businesses in the southern Turkish city prefer to hire younger laborers for less money
Real estate agents say rise in rent can be attributed to refugees fleeing continued ISIS shelling of Kilis south of Gaziantep, while others claim hikes are more likely the result of profiteers
Prices of food witness sharp spike as fighting near the northern Aleppo town of al-Raee causes major transport routes to be closed
Merkel described Turkey’s issuing work permits for Syrian refugees as a “very brave step”
General coordinator of the opposition’s negotiating delegation to Geneva hits out at de Mistura after UN envoy labels HNC withdrawal a political act
Many Syrians in Turkey’s southern city are living in abandoned “ruins” without access to vital services and proper education after having survived the conflict south of the border
Riders say huge journey, which started in Mardin province and will end in Ankara, is to thank the Turkish president for his support for Syrian refugees
