A decade since the start of the popular uprising, the Syrian lira is in an unprecedented freefall after years of armed conflict, an economic crisis in neighboring Lebanon, deep-seated corruption and cronyism, and Western economic sanctions targeting Syrian government officials as well as...
(Eqtsad)- Two weeks after its rectification, the Syrian pound has one again collapsed dramatically, its value reaching 4000 to one US dollar. The exchange rate of the pound is likely to hit a new low in light of the Central Bank’s operations to reap more profit by interfering in the float...
In the two years since Kurdish forces wrested away the Islamic State's last Syrian bastion, the jihadist group has proved it does not need a stronghold to pose a potent threat in more countries than ever. At their apogee, the extremists controlled a territory the size of Britain...
As the 10th anniversary of the Syrian revolution approaches, Germany's relationship with the war-torn nation remains historic — and complex. Last month, Germany became the first country in the world to convict a former employee of the infamous Syrian military intelligence under...