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.
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Iraq’s Oil Ministry said it has started sending tanker trucks carrying oil to Syria. Iraq depends on the Strait of Hormuz for exports, while Syria has a Mediterranean coastline.
The Syrian government and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization have resumed work on an irrigation system in the Al-Ghab plain that benefits 19,000 hectares of farmland.
An International Monetary Fund staff team was in Damascus from February 15 to 19 to meet with local authorities.
The Arab country is seeking support to rehabilitate its railway network, which is essential for economic growth.
Between January and November, 3.56 million foreign visitors and Syrian expatriates traveled to the Arab country, according to the Ministry of Tourism.
Discover the journey of Brazilian Valéria Arbex, who transformed the stories passed down by her immigrant grandmother into material for her artistic work. Her Arab heritage permeates both her theater play and her book.
Founded in 1925 by Syrian Raphael Kalil Dabdab, the Tecidos Raphael Dabdab store in Porto Alegre has faced floods, the pandemic, unfair competition—and remains standing.
Barham Salih will replace Italian Filippo Grandi at the United Nations agency responsible for refugees. He is expected to take office on January 1.
A meeting between Ministry of Agriculture officials and the bank began discussing plans to revive sectors such as pistachio and olive production, as well as livestock.
Farmers spread yellow corn crops on the roads to dry in the sun in the Tell Abyad in Raqqa Governorate, Syria. Children play among the trails of corn while adults arrange them for optimal drying. The Arab country has an active agricultural sector, producing crops like corn, wheat, and barley. This year, however, Syria faced
Wildfires that hit villages near Latakia, Syria, left at least three firefighters injured and one fire truck destroyed. According to state news agency SANA, the flames spread rapidly from Sunday (21), making it difficult to control the fire. In July, another fire affected the region. ©Sevket Akca/Anadolu via AFP
Diplomats will visit Pará starting Sunday to strengthen ties between their countries and the Amazonian state, as well as to review preparations for the climate summit to take place in Belém.
The adoption of a budget for the rest of 2025, capacity building for the Central Bank, and modernization of the tax and customs system were some of the measures agreed upon by the Syrian government and a team from the International Monetary Fund.
