NEWS
Politics
Indonesian MP: Majority of Indonesians know what is going on in Syria, sympathize with it, and support Syrian government
The Syrian-Indonesian Friendship Association at the People’s Assembly discussed with Indon...
March 12th, 2018
Kazakh president will meet Foreign Ministers of guarantor states on March 16
The Kazakh Presidency announced Monday that the Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev will...
March 12th, 2018
Economics
MENA economy to grow 3.1% in 2018 – World Bank
Economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is expected to rebound in 2018...
April 18th, 2018
MENA to spend $1tr in energy investments in 5 yrs
Investments in the energy sector across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is...
March 22nd, 2018
Industry
BinGhatti Hospitality to invest over AED500m in GCC
BinGhatti Hospitality, the investment army of BinGhatti Holding, on Monday announced that...
January 23rd, 2018
Jazeera launches flights to Kochi, Ahmedabad
Kuwait’s leading low-cost airline Jazeera Airways has launched its inaugural flights to th...
January 21st, 2018
Markets
DSE session closes at 2896.59 points
Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) Monday session closed at transactions of 102,774 stocks...
July 11th, 2017
DSE session closes at 2859.79 points
Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) Sunday closed at transactions of 48,878 in 73 deals, wi...
July 10th, 2017
ANALYSIS
Politics
ANALYSIS: Debunking Iran’s claim of ‘advisory roles’ in Middle East wars
Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has acknowledg...
December 17th, 2017
Economics
Syrian refugee artists in Jordan add color to the desert
At the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, Syrian artists are using their paintbrushes to brea...
April 26th, 2017
Industry
Private funding for key start-ups hits $870m in Mena
Private investment funding for key start-ups in the Mena region has been consistently grow...
April 6th, 2017
ECONOMY
Syria Economy December 2017
Hopes of a restart to production were boosted in October 2017 when US-backed Kurdish and Arab forces captured Al-Omar, Syria's largest oil field from so-called Islamic State (IS). IS captured…
RISK
Syria Risk December 2017
The recapture of Deir Ezzor shows that the outcome war is turning to the Assad regime. But the economy, politics and finances in Syria are likely to continue on a…
FDI
MENA FDI July 2017
Even by the tumultuous standards of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the past few years have been remarkably violent and destructive. The Syrian and Libyan economies have…
SME
MENA Small and Medium Enterprises September 2017
Over the past several decades, the MENA region has realised the growing importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in economic development and diversification, job creation, reducing unemployment, raising incomes,…