Syria Joins China’s Belt And Road Initiative
January 28th, 2022
Via Silk Road Briefing, a report on Syria’s decision to join China’s BRI: Syria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as the country is seeking post-war reconstruction. The signing took place at Syria’s Planning and International Cooperation Commission in Damascus and was attended by Fadi Khalil, the head […]
Read more »Islamic State Imposes Levy On Oil Investors In NE Syria
December 31st, 2021
Via Al Monitor, an article on how ??Islamic State cells are imposing levies on oil investors who have been contracted to work in oil fields in agreement with the controlling forces in northeastern Syria, as a share of the oil investment in a bid to finance their activities: Islamic State operatives stormed Dec. 15 into the […]
Read more »Turkey’s Currency Crisis Threatens Its Syria Strategy
December 28th, 2021
Via Al Monitor, a report on how Turkey’s economic turmoil might challenge Ankara’s grip over opposition-held areas in Syria, where in-house rivalries among the armed factions over financial resources have escalated: With economic turbulence rattling Turkey’s economy, the question is rising of whether Ankara can maintain its grip on Syria’s opposition-held areas where the Turkish lira […]
Read more »Syrian Airline Launches Flights To Pakistani City
December 15th, 2021
Via Al Monitor, an article on a new air bridge between Syria and Pakistan: A private Syrian airline began direct flights to Pakistan’s largest city today. Karachi is now Cham Wings Airlines’ 14th international destination. The airline is seeking to expand its global flight network, and public relations head Osama Satea said there is a demand for flights […]
Read more »The Road to Damascus Will Be Paved by China’s Belt and Road
December 6th, 2021
Via National Interest, commentary on China’s long game in improving relations with Syria and the Middle East as a whole: As Damascus’ forces gradually recover more territory, with Idlib province being the last rebel stronghold, Syria is now entering a “postwar” phase. Yet while Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s forces have prevailed on the battlefield, his victory has […]
Read more »Syria: A New Narcostate
December 5th, 2021
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how associates of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, are making and selling captagon, an illegal amphetamine, creating a new narcostate on the Mediterranean: Built on the ashes of 10 years of war in Syria, an illegal drug industry run by powerful associates and relatives of President Bashar al-Assad […]
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