The civil aviation authority granted FlyDar a certificate to operate in Syria, the first issued under the new government to a private airline. Syria aims to rebuild its aviation sector by 2030 and become an air link between the Middle East and Europe.
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Workers extract salt in the Deir ez-Zor desert, in eastern Syria. The product is obtained after soil is removed from beneath the desert surface and subjected to various filtering and separation processes. The salt extracted is then loaded onto trucks, stored, and distributed. ©Abdulrhman El Ali/Anadolu via AFP
“Stories from the Center of the World,” edited by Jordan Elgrably, presents a selection of contemporary fiction from Middle Eastern writers, including authors from Arab countries.
During a visit to Brazil, the Chairman of the External Relations Committee of the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce invited Brazilian businesspeople to grow with his country as it rebuilds.
The Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce signed partnerships with the Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce during the Brazil & Arab Countries Economic Forum.
The country produced 14.8 million barrels of oil in the first half of the year, still far below pre-2011 conflict levels. Foreign partnerships are helping restore infrastructure.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission says the country is expected to post double-digit growth this year and continue rebuilding its economy despite ongoing conflicts and challenges.
Brazilian entrepreneur Katya Salomão turned a tradition learned from her maternal grandmother, Maria Issa Salomão, into a brand of flavored olive oils that has won international awards.
Memorandums of understanding have been signed to advance the construction of a pipeline linking Haditha, Iraq, to Banias, on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, thus creating an alternative route for international oil supplies. The project is expected to be completed within two and a half years.
Aleppo International Airport in Syria has begun receiving flights operated by Jazeera Airways from Kuwait as part of efforts to expand the number of routes serving the city.
A great-granddaughter of Syrians and Lebanese, Juliana Farah, chair of FAESPs Semeadoras do Agro Commission, is an active voice in support of women farmers in the state of São Paulo.
Syrian chocolates are expected to start being exported to Brazil, while a Tunisian date company is in advanced talks for new deals. These are among the results of Arab companies’ participation in a space organized by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber in the São Paulo trade fair.
The 21 companies from Tunisia, Egypt and Syria exhibiting at APAS Show in a space organized by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber are finding favorable market conditions for sales, with the U.S. dollar weaker in Brazil.
The Central Bank has allowed financial institutions and electronic payment companies in the country to work with international payment networks such as Visa and Mastercard in a move to modernize local finances.
