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Arrests in money exchange sector escalate

Questions are mounting in the Syrian capital, Damascus, regarding the continued detention of dozens of money exchange office owners accused of operating without a license, particularly in the Damascus countryside. A protest is planned in front of the Ministry of Justice. Families of the...

Massive corruption uncovered in state-run tobacco company

A source told Zaman al-Wasl that investigations by the Central Authority for Control and Inspection uncovered a large-scale financial corruption case within the General Tobacco Corporation. The case stemmed from irregularities in the procurement of cellulose acetate (a material used in...