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.

The text of the consumer protection law.

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.

Syriatel and MTN-Syria have announced a new increase in their revenues last year as they continue to be important contributors to the government’s finances.

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.

The law regulating urban planning and development in Syria issued in 2015.

Samer Foz has been granted the right to develop real estate properties worth hundreds of millions of dollars in the Basatin Al-Razi project in Damascus.

A selection of reports, papers and articles on Syria.

Samer Foz, the increasingly powerful and visible Syrian investor, is expanding his investment portfolio with a new venture in the pharmaceuticals sector.

A Syrian Christian charity established after the beginning of the uprising has been granted the right to set up a private university in Syria.

Syria and Oman signed last week a memorandum of understanding in the oil and gas sector, an agreement that has a political as much as an economic significance.

Despite its large portfolio of non-performing loans, the Commercial Bank of Syria has disbursed a significant amount of money to help fund infrastructure work in the controversial Basatin Al-Razi development.

Rami Makhlouf has failed in his bid to have his assets in Switzerland unfrozen.

A visit by the Syrian Prime Minister to the coastal area has highlighted the limited capacity of the government to meet the expectations of the population.

The text of the law regulating the removal and destruction of informal housing areas.

This controversial law allows local administrative units to establish holding companies to manage their assets.

The government has ordered a provisional custody on the assets of Imad Ghreiwati, one of Syria’s most prominent investors prior to 2011, a move that adds a layer of instability to investors planning to return to the country.

The full text of Syria's labour law.

This landmark law regulates the establishment of all types of companies in Syria.

This text allows foreign investors in the industrial sector to own property for their projects.

Last week, the Government’s reconstruction committee met to discuss for the first time the devising of a broad reconstruction strategy although questions over finance and strategy remain unanswered.

The text of the speech of Walid Al-Mouallem in New-York on September 23, 2017.

This is the text of the law regulating elections in Syria at the presidential, legislative and local administration levels.

This text is the framework law for the organisation, operations and legal effects of the decisions of Syria's supreme constitutional court.

A weekly selection of reports, papers and articles on Syria.