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Damascus hotel reintroduces global card payments ahead of sanctions lift
Al Bawaba
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August 29, 2025
ALBAWABA - In a notable development signaling Syria's gradual reintegration with the international financial system, Beit Al Wali Hotel in Damascus has become the first hotel in the country to accept Visa and Mastercard payments, even before the...
Syria’s CBS welcomes US move to ease trade restrictions
Shafaq News
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2025-08-29T10:41:42+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Damascus Syria’s Central Bank (CBS) Governor Abdul Qader Hasriya welcomed the easing of American trade restrictions, describing it as a “key step” toward strengthening the...
Washington loosens civilian export rules to Syria
North Press Agency
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August 29, 2025
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced on Thursday a new rule easing licensing requirements for civilian exports to Syria, following Executive Order 14312 issued on June 30, 2025, aimed at lifting...
U.S. Eases Export Restrictions on Civilian Goods to Syria
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced on Thursday a new rule easing export licensing requirements for civilian goods to Syria. The move was welcomed by Syria’s...
Germany’s Ruling CDU Party Targets Afghan & Syrian Benefit-Recipients In Push To Cut “Unsustainable” Welfare Budget
Gulf Insider
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August 29, 2025
Deputy parliamentary group leader Mathias Middelberg said job centers must do more to place these groups into work, stressing there is “still considerable potential for catching up in terms of taking up employment.” “Just 100,000 more people in...
Press review: EU rifts grow on Russia sanctions as Israel launches raid in Damascus
TASS
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August 29, 2025
MOSCOW, August 29. /TASS/. A 19th package of anti-Russian sanctions is seen deepening the rift within the EU, and the Israeli military conducted its first landing raid near the Syrian capital. Meanwhile, Russia announced sinking a Ukrainian naval...
In Syria’s Fractured Landscape, Salamiyah Stands Apart
New Lines Magazine
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August 29, 2025
Half a year after the victory of Syria’s revolution, the deep rifts in society left behind by five decades of dictatorship are making themselves felt. The mood following the toppling of longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad on Dec. 8, 2024, was...
Flyadeal CEO Sees Potential In Syrian Market
Aviation Week Network
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Saudi Arabian LCC flyadeal has become the latest carrier to announce flights to Damascus as the LCC’s CEO is determined to enhance connectivity for Syrians. Flyadeal will add three flights a week from Jeddah to Damascus starting Oct. 1, followed...
Syria, Saudi Arabia sign 6 energy agreements
Middle East Monitor
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August 28, 2025
Syria and Saudi Arabia inked an agreement and six memorandums of understanding (MoUs) across multiple energy sectors on Thursday, Anadolu reports. The deals cover “various fields of energy” between Riyadh and Damascus, the Saudi broadcaster...
Saudi Arabia shines as guest of honour at Damascus international fair
Daijiworld News
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Daijiworld Media Network- Damascus Damascus, Aug 29: Saudi Arabia has taken the spotlight as the guest of honor at the 62nd Damascus International Fair, being held in the Syrian capital from August 27 to September 5. The Kingdom’s high-profile...
Egypt’s Engineering Product Exports Hit Record $3.7 Billion
Sada Elbalad
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August 29, 2025
Fri 29 Aug 2025 | 09:08 AM Egypt’s engineering exports have reached $3.7 billion for the first time in history, marking a significant milestone for one of the country’s fastest-growing industrial sectors. According to the Engineering Export...
Rewinding Honor: Syrian Cassette Archives Earn WOMEX 2025 Professional Excellence Award
World Music Central
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August 29, 2025
From the 1970s through the early 2000s, cassettes served as Syria’s principal medium for music and spoken word. The Syrian Cassette Archives, founded in 2018 by Mark Gergis and Yamen Mekdad, grew from a personal market-stall collection into an...
Syria poised to resume crude exports after sanctions eased
Riviera
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August 28, 2025
29 Aug 2025by Georgios Georgiou Syria may be poised to re-enter the crude oil export market, potentially finding buyers among European refiners, following reports of the country’s first export cargo since international sanctions were eased earlier...
ACWA Power signs deal to study Syrian renewables, Saudi firms ink wider energy MoUs
Zawya
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Saudi developer ACWA Power has signed an agreement with Syria’s Ministry of Energy to study and propose renewable energy projects, including up to 1,000 megawatts (MW) of solar and storage and 1,500 MW of wind power, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)...
Azerbaijan and Gulf: Strategic energy partnerships driving green and interconnected future
AzerNews
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August 29, 2025
Azerbaijan’s deepening economic and strategic ties with the Gulf countries mark a significant evolution in the South Caucasus nation’s foreign policy and energy diplomacy. As the world undergoes an energy transition and as regional dynamics shift...
Oil Trading Giant Vitol Eyes Syrian Crude
Oil Price
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August 28, 2025
The West has moved fast on Syria in the wake of Assad's ouster - first lifting most sanctions and now ensuring oil and gas are tapped and get flowing again. The brutal sanctions served to punish the broader Syrian population for many years. It...
IDF Commando Raid Rattles Damascus
Virtual Jerusalem
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August 28, 2025
In a rare display of power and precision, IDF forces combined airstrikes with an airborne commando assault near Damascus on August 28, eliminating threats to intelligence assets while reinforcing deterrence amid ongoing security negotiations with...
Damascus fair to create opportunities for Türkiye-Syria trade co-op
Sabah
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August 28, 2025
The 62nd Damascus International Fair is expected to open new doors to growing trade cooperation between Türkiye and Syria, as a key platform will review mutually beneficial trade areas, representing an opportunity to take a significant step...
Turkish defense industry 'literally writing history,' President Erdogan says
Yeni Safak
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August 28, 2025
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Türkiye's defense industry, which is a source of pride, is literally writing history, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday at the major Turkish technology event TEKNOFEST's maritime...
Syria's Druze, Kurds criticize exclusion from upcoming vote
Deutsche Welle
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August 28, 2025
Syria's upcoming parliamentary election will exclude three minority-dominated regions due to security concerns and absence of central control, Hassan al-Daghim, the spokesperson for the higher electoral commission based in Damascus, recently told...