Writing by Abdul Monem Halabi; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Eqtsad)- A significant difference in the exchange rate of the U.S dollar against the Syrian pound has been remarked in besieged areas, where the Lira seems to be in better value. There are many reasons behind the better value of the...

 A century after Britain and France secretly mapped out a Middle East they would control upon defeating the Ottomans in World War One, its borders have been blurred by sectarian bloodshed - and some in the region see opportunity in the chaos. These include Israelis or Kurds who seek to...

(Zaman al-Wasl)- The sectarian discourse was never absent from regime media outlets. The regime media in its discourse hid a provocative sectarian discourse and it appears on the surface whenever a civilian Alwaite is killed or when the regime orders so. When the Zara village in southern...

(Eqtsad)- In truth it is not a cross road, but only one road and obligatory direction… it is depreciation. But the question which occupies everyone’s mind today is, “what is the speed of the depreciation? And are we witnessing a complete collapse of the Syrian Pound during a short period...