Joseph Daher says the Syrian government’s main concern seems to be the manipulation of the national curriculum, in an op-ed to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Fares Shebahi said he could not understand why there was no official Syrian action in this regard, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
The government announced the price of subsidized gasoline was raised for the fifth time in less than two years, according to Athr Press.
The loans target entrepreneurs in the industrial, commercial, service, tourism, educational and agricultural sectors, according to Athr Press.
Syria and UN organizations signed the strategic framework document for the years 2022 and 2024, according to SANA.
Dealers in Deir-ez-Zor, east Syria, expressed their hope that the U.S. decision to allow companies to invest in northeast Syria will improve the economic situation, according to North Press.
Ammar Youssef expected the poverty rate to exceed 90 percent in Syria, according to Shaam Network.
The grant by the Syrian regime can barely buy 1.5 kilos of meat in crisis-hit Damascus.
After the Syrian government decided to remove subsidies on parts of the population, traders found themselves much poorer, according to al-Hal.
The Assad regime claimed that energy shortages were the result of sanctions, extending the leave of public servants due to the absence of heating, according to the Shaam News Agency.
The Syrian PM has clarified that only the most affluent people in Syria will lose access to state subsidies, claiming that the crisis is a result of sanctions, according to al-Watan.
The minister of tourism has announced a plan to develop tourism in Syria through investments that can create jobs, according to SANA.
Syrian trucks are now allowed to transit into Arab gulf countries through Jordan without the need to switch into Jordanian vehicles, according to Athr Press.
The government of the regime has given up on its plan to cut bread allocations to avoid widespread unrest in Syria, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
As the economic conditions in Syria worsen, the government has decided a sharp increase in the prices of diesel and bread, but also of minimum wage, Asharq al-Awsat reports.
In a meeting with a delegation from the Islamic National Conference, Syria’s foreign minister called on Arabs to support their brethren in Syria in the battle against US sanctions, according to SANA.
Algeria has extended a hand to Syria’s spiralling and sanction-stricken economy, reports Enab Baladi.
There are concerns that Syria’s wheat yield will be lower than expected, amid a shortage of diesel and rain reports Enab Baladi.
The Assad regime has 90 days to reveal it chemical weapons stockpile or face fresh sanctions reports Baladi News.
The US Department has released a statement on the anniversary of Resolution 2254, regarding President Assad and the US sanctions.
