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A selection of reports, papers and articles on Syria.
The Ministry of Tourism has granted a license for the management of a boutique hotel in central Damascus to a UAE company.
According to a local media, a Spanish company is considering supplying a photovoltaic power station in Syria, a very rare example of western interest in the Syrian economy.
The text of the interview of Bashar Al-Assad by Russian NTV Channel in Damascus on Sunday June 24, 2018.
The text of the interview of Bashar Al-Assad by Iran's Al-Alam TV in Damascus on June 13, 2018.
The text of the interview of Bashar Al-Assad by Britain’s Mail on Sunday, in Damascus on June 10, 2018.
The Media Law issued in 2011, a few months after the beginning of the uprising, is the main legal framework for the licensing and operations of all forms of media in Syria.
This law regulations the promotion of, and subscription in, real estate projects licensed under the Real Estate Development and Investment Law (Law No. 15 of 2008).
The text of the law regulating military conscription including its amendments.
A decree granting citizenship to dozens of foreigners, including prominent Syrian investors, has created an uproar in Lebanon.
The Syrian government is increasing the pay of its soldiers by 30 percent.
The Syrian regime is clamping down on Ayman Jaber, one of Syria’s most prominent warlords and a long-time business partner of the Assad family.
In this 2,200-word factsheet we provide a profile of Marota City, the most controversial investment project in Syria.
The text of the interview of Bashar Al-Assad by Russia Today, in Damascus on May 31, 2018.
The transcript is by SANA, the state's news agency.
Journalist: Mr. President, thank you very much for agreeing to do this interview. It’s a pleasure to be here in Damascus.
President Assad: You’re most welcome in Syria.
Cham Wings has announced that it will start flying to Moscow from next month.
Statements, as published by the Russian Presidency, by Vladimir Putin and Bashar Al-Assad following the meeting in Sochi on May 17, 2018.
Statements by Vladimir Putin and Bashar Al-Assad at the beginning of their meeting in Sochi on May 17, 2018, as published by the Russian Presidency.
Rami Makhlouf has reportedly obtained a license to open a microfinance bank in Syria.
The text of the interview of Bashar Al-Assad by Kathimerini, a Greek daily, in Damascus on May 10, 2018.
A selection of reports, papers and articles on Syria.
The full text of Law No. 10, which amends Decree No. 66 of 2012 and extends its provisions to the whole of Syria.
The text of Decree No. 66 of 2012, which enables the expropriation of two districts of Damascus.
In this 2,300-word factsheet we provide a profile of Samer Foz, who in the space of the past two years has risen to become Syria’s most powerful investor.
A selection of reports, papers and articles on Syria.
A delegation from an oil-rich Russian autonomous region has signed a framework agreement with the Homs governorate.
The text regulating the registration and protection of trademarks and industrial designs.
This text regulates the establishment of real estate development zones and investment in them. It is the key framework text for large real estate projects in Syria.
A selection of reports, papers and articles on Syria.
Bashar Al-Assad has enacted a law that dispossesses many refugees and displaced Syrians from their homes and enables the regime to rebuild large parts of the country under its own terms.
A British petroleum company has confirmed that oil continues to be extracted from its fields in northern Syria despite western sanctions.
The Damascus governorate has approved the urban planning scheme for the second major area it plans to develop under Decree 66.
Rami Makhlouf is now involved in the controversial Marota City real estate development in the Mazzeh District of Damascus.
A selection of reports, papers and articles on Syria.
Damascus’ landmark Four Seasons Hotel is now the property of one of the country’s most powerful businessmen.
An influential businessman has pushed for the establishment of a new governorate, which would be the fifteenth in Syria.
One of Syria’s leading football players and a former supporter of the opposition has now opened two companies in Syria including in the construction business.
A selection of reports, papers and articles on Syria.
Iran is furthering its reach in Syria’s education sector while the Syrian government seems unable to meet its promises to invest in that sector.
A selection of reports, papers and articles on Syria.
This text specifies the judicial consequences of smuggling weapons.
As they seek to gain influence and access to Syrian resources, Iran and Russia are also expanding ties with Damascus in the education sector.
Egyptian President AbdulFattah Al-Sisi inaugurated last week near Cairo a large textile plant by one of Syria’s most prominent industrialists, who looks set never to return to his home country.
A Syrian official has given some details about the administrative reform plan the government is conducting under the instructions of Bashar Al-Assad.
The Syrian regime is planning to extend to all of Syria a law that enables the displacement of populations from informal housing areas under the pretext of building modern real estate development projects.
The Syrian President has conducted a minor government reshuffle including the defence portfolio.
A Russian official has expressed what is the bluntest statement to date on Russia’s ambition to get hold of as much of Syria’s energy and other economic resources as possible.
The text below is an English transcript of statements made by Bashar Al-Assad to the press in Damascus on December 18, 2017, following a meeting with a Russian delegation led by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.