(Reuters) -  Syria  has raised fuel prices, cutting back on lavish subsidies, to quell a thriving black market that has led to anti-corruption protests in areas of strong government support. Worsening fuel and electricity shortages have sparked sometimes violent protests...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (EQTSAD)- Costs of houses' leasing have madly jumped up in Syria generally and Damascus city particularly. The phenomenon has nothing to do with the principles of “offer and demand”, simply it is kind of “war trade”,...

(Reuters) - Oil prices edged up in early Asian trading on Friday benefiting from positive technical price momentum, but analysts said it was too early for a trend reversal of steep recent price falls as structural oversupply remains in place. While the fundamental outlook for oil...

(Reuters) - Asian shares stepped back on Friday and major currencies  mostly stuck to late U.S. levels as investors caught their breath, after Switzerland's unexpected move to abandon its currency cap jolted markets already roiled by plungingcommodities prices. The euro...