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.
The Syrian government has announced that the price of 95 octane fuel will rise, amid a fuel crisis that is causing long queues at gas stations reports North Press.
Rami Makhlouf has posted on Facebook again, this time lamenting the seizure of Cham Holding, which the regime claim he was stealing money from writes Alsouria Net.
Despite the recently imposed Caesar Act, Jordan has announced that these sanctions will not affect its trade with Syria writes Sham Network.
Syria has laid the blame for the high prices of basic goods and the falling value of the Syrian pound at the feet of the US, citing their coercive economic measures imposed on Syria writes SANA.
The World Food Programme has said that over the past 12 months, the price of basic food items in Syria has increased by 107% in 1 year writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
The Syrian government has created anger and concern with their decision to implement the smart card scheme for bread, with people worried it will be the end of subsidies writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
In light of the risk of the spread of coronavirus, Syria has called for the lifting of the unilateral coercive measures, which are increasing the suffering of the Syrian people writes SANA.
Slowly but surely, the heavily damaged old bazaar in the city of Aleppo is being rebuilt in a hope of injecting life into the markets reports Asharq Al-Awsat.
The regime has been warned that, if it lifts the subsidies on gasoline, then the cost of living, which is already too high for many, will rise further reports Al-Iqtissadi.
