(Eqtsad)- Prices of firewood in the of Idlib countryside have risen due to the recent cold weather conditions, according residents and traders, as it is considered the main source for heating. Firewood prices have risen by 20% to 25% and shortage was noticed in the amount of dry firewood and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Residents of the Syrian capital have been living under constant fear of violent robberies and theft. They fear thieves can enter their houses anytime due to continued electricity outage. According to the “Syrian Days” pro-regime website, instances of violent theft have...

Alone in her room at an overcrowded retirement home in Damascus, Naz Ashiti thumbs through photographs of her daughters overseas, her eyes lingering on features she has not seen in years. Sending ageing family members to a retirement home was once unthinkable for most Syrians, but...

(Eqtsad)- Syrian doctors have started a-6-week training course in Turkey, in health centres allocated to train Syrian doctors on the Turkish health system in southern Turkish provinces “Hatai, Mersin and Urfa” where high numbers of Syrians live there.  The training courses are...