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Faisal Al Moqdad woos Oman

Syria's foreign minister Faisal Al Moqdad ended his first official [...]

Subscribers only 24.03.2021

Damascus topples MTN to lock in grip of telecom sector

After the country's largest operator Syriatel collapsed, the Assad regime has now placed MTN under judicial guardianship, further tightening its grip on the strategic telecommunications sector.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 16.03.2021

Elysee Palace keeps tight hold on ties with Syrian Kurds

A French parliamentary delegation that was supposed to enter Northeastern [...]

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 10.03.2021

Magnate Khaled Al Zubaidi alone at helm in Damascus

Rising Syrian businessman Nader Kalal's death of Covid-19 in Beirut on 2 February (see our Insiders report) has left his [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 24.02.2021

Al Nusra leader's makeover galls Washington

There was much gnashing of teeth in the CIA, the DGSE and other Western intelligence services at the sight of [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 10.02.2021

CMA CGM eyes Latakia, pushing its interests in the Mediterranean port industry

Russian and Iranian differences and China's caution have opened a breach for CMA CGM, which has spotted an opportunity in Latakia to pick up in Syria where it left off in 2011.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 10.02.2021

Syrian Air Force intelligence service cracks down in North-East

Impatient to take back control of north-eastern Syria, the Syrian regime is trying to gain ground from the enclaves of Qamishli and Al Hasakah with the help of its air force intelligence service.

Subscribers only Operations 01.02.2021

WHO and WFP work with companies close to Assad

UN agencies continue to have business relations with the Damascus regime but some prefer to reveal little about their contracts with local tycoons.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 19.01.2021

A shipment of humanitarian aid delivered via Cham Wings Airlines to Benghazi in January 2021.

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New US Caesar Act sanctions raise heckles in London's pro-Bashar establishment

The recent sanctions against Syrian first lady Asma Al Assad and a number of her UK based relatives have implications for the pro-Damascus community in London.

Subscribers only Agencies 13.01.2021

In December 2002, Queen Elizabeth II received Bashar al-Assad and his London-born wife, Asma.

Washington, Moscow and Ankara stare each other down in northeastern Syria

The sponsors of the Syrian conflict are locked in a standoff in northeastern Syria as each side struggles to make gains.

Subscribers only 13.01.2021

Despite sanctions, dairy group Synutra launches operation in Aleppo

With the country's reconstruction still in its infancy, Syrian businessman Nidal Bakour is launching a milk formula production company with the help of the French subsidiary of China's Synutra.

Free access Corporate Intel 22.12.2020

Barzanis caught up in anti-PKK fight

Ready to oppose PKK fighters in order to win the graces of Ankara or Baghdad, the Barzani family is now mired in a struggle that has spiralled beyond its original intentions, spreading even into Syria.

Subscribers only Defence 21.12.2020

The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region Masrour Barzani.

Ahmed Al Kuzbari promoted in Geneva

The last session of the Syrian Constitutional Committee in Geneva (IOL 860) on 4 December was an opportunity for Bashar [...]

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 16.12.2020

Delta Crescent serves as relay for Washington's oil interests in Kurdistan

Although Washington is championing sanctions against Syria, it is letting a US oil company do business there while placing its pawns in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 16.12.2020

Bashar Al Assad's sister liaises between Damascus and Abu Dhabi

According to our sources, a Syrian Aviation Tupolev landed at [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 16.12.2020

Biden to finish what Obama started in Syria

President-elect Joe Biden and his secretary of state-designate Antony Blinken are considering appointing a number of Syria advisers to the new administration's Middle East team, most of them inherited from the Obama era. Just as the challenges on the ground.

Subscribers only Defence 07.12.2020

Joe Biden and Antony Blinken, in 2013, at the White House.

Damascus' supporters eager to get share of reconstruction cake

Ostensibly there to discuss the refugee issue, future reconstruction contracts in Syria were foremost in the minds of Bashar Al Assad's supporters gathered in Damascus earlier this month.

Free access 18.11.2020

Syrian President Bashar Al Assad at the opening of the conference for the return of refugees.

Under Asma Al Assad's patronage, EmmaTel Syria's telecoms rising star

The fall of Syrian business magnate Rami Makhlouf has opened up a breach in the Syrian telecoms sector he once dominated. EmmaTel is stepping in, under the watchful gaze of powerful first lady Asma Al Assad.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 10.11.2020

Moscow takes tougher stance against Ankara

Moscow's deliberate targeting of a pro-Turkey faction in the Idlib region clearly signals its displeasure with Ankara's involvement not only in Syria but also in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh.

Free access 04.11.2020

Cairo spymaster spearheads Damascus' Arab League reintegration

Abbas Kamel, head of the Egyptian General Intelligence service, the Mukhabarat El Amma (IOL 851), has taken charge of the [...]

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 21.10.2020

Abbas Kamel, head of Moukhabarat El Amma.

Idlbi, new defender of rebels' cause in Washington

Researcher Qutaiba Idlbi has been appointed the new representative to [...]

Subscribers only 21.10.2020

Moscow's Syrian oil comeback timid

Although the Kremlin has pledged Russia's strong implication in the energy segment of Syria's reconstruction, Russian investors are not stepping up to the table.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 13.10.2020

Inter-Kurdish talks edge forward

The two main Kurdish parties, the PYD and the Syrian [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 07.10.2020

French businesses eye Syrian reconstruction opportunities, undeterred by sanctions

Some Western companies are determined to get a slice of Syria's reconstruction, which has been estimated at $200bn, regardless of economic sanctions. The French Office de Commerce et d'Industrie Franco-Syrien has signed up to attend the Rebuild Syria trade fair in Damascus.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 29.09.2020

Rami Makhlouf dealt fresh blow by father's death

Mohammed Makhlouf, the 88-year-old father of the recently excommunicated Syrian oligarch Rami Makhlouf, passed away on 12 September at Damascus' [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 23.09.2020

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All articles - Syria

Faisal Al Moqdad woos Oman

Damascus topples MTN to lock in grip of telecom sector

Elysee Palace keeps tight hold on ties with Syrian Kurds

Magnate Khaled Al Zubaidi alone at helm in Damascus

Al Nusra leader's makeover galls Washington

CMA CGM eyes Latakia, pushing its interests in the Mediterranean port industry

Syrian Air Force intelligence service cracks down in North-East

WHO and WFP work with companies close to Assad

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New US Caesar Act sanctions raise heckles in London's pro-Bashar establishment

Washington, Moscow and Ankara stare each other down in northeastern Syria

Despite sanctions, dairy group Synutra launches operation in Aleppo

Barzanis caught up in anti-PKK fight

Ahmed Al Kuzbari promoted in Geneva

Delta Crescent serves as relay for Washington's oil interests in Kurdistan

Bashar Al Assad's sister liaises between Damascus and Abu Dhabi

Biden to finish what Obama started in Syria

Damascus' supporters eager to get share of reconstruction cake

Under Asma Al Assad's patronage, EmmaTel Syria's telecoms rising star

Moscow takes tougher stance against Ankara

Cairo spymaster spearheads Damascus' Arab League reintegration

Idlbi, new defender of rebels' cause in Washington

Moscow's Syrian oil comeback timid

Inter-Kurdish talks edge forward

French businesses eye Syrian reconstruction opportunities, undeterred by sanctions

Rami Makhlouf dealt fresh blow by father's death

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Faisal Al Moqdad woos Oman

Damascus topples MTN to lock in grip of telecom sector

Elysee Palace keeps tight hold on ties with Syrian Kurds

Magnate Khaled Al Zubaidi alone at helm in Damascus

Al Nusra leader's makeover galls Washington

CMA CGM eyes Latakia, pushing its interests in the Mediterranean port industry

Syrian Air Force intelligence service cracks down in North-East

WHO and WFP work with companies close to Assad

Spotlight New US Caesar Act sanctions raise heckles in London's pro-Bashar establishment

Washington, Moscow and Ankara stare each other down in northeastern Syria

Despite sanctions, dairy group Synutra launches operation in Aleppo

Barzanis caught up in anti-PKK fight

Ahmed Al Kuzbari promoted in Geneva

Delta Crescent serves as relay for Washington's oil interests in Kurdistan

Bashar Al Assad's sister liaises between Damascus and Abu Dhabi

Biden to finish what Obama started in Syria

Damascus' supporters eager to get share of reconstruction cake

Under Asma Al Assad's patronage, EmmaTel Syria's telecoms rising star

Moscow takes tougher stance against Ankara

Cairo spymaster spearheads Damascus' Arab League reintegration

Idlbi, new defender of rebels' cause in Washington

Moscow's Syrian oil comeback timid

Inter-Kurdish talks edge forward

French businesses eye Syrian reconstruction opportunities, undeterred by sanctions

Rami Makhlouf dealt fresh blow by father's death

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New US Caesar Act sanctions raise heckles in London's pro-Bashar establishment