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The Poor Get Poorer in Syria

Four million Syrians are unable to secure their nutritional needs. A WFP report also indicates a 40 percent decline in wheat production from 4.5 million tons in 2012 to 2.4 million tons this year

The Economic Menace of the Syrian Conflict

According to a report prepared by Sandra Sinno, a consultant at ESCWA, deposits moved to Lebanese banks from Syria have so far amounted to $11 billion

Syria denounces Countries that demand referring Syria to ICC

Syria is frustrated from the persistence of certain countries to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC), Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. It added that Syria shares those countries’ concern over the developments of humanitarian situation in Syria and the human rights violations committed by the armed terrorist groups.

Jubhat Al-Nusrah: Extremist Thieves of the People’s Revolution

U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford writes in al Hayat that Jabhat al Nusra is a thug of thieves that want to steal the Syrian revolution. He calsl on all responsible actors to speak out against and distance themselves from al-Nusrah Front, Shabiha, Jaysh Al-Shaib, and other violent extremists who seek and intend to hijack this Syrian struggle. Assad must go – but the new government that replaces him should not be a new group of tyrants who reject the tolerance that made Syria the unique and remarkable country that it was and can be again.