The regime’s fight against unlicensed money transfer companies reminds me of its failed decades-long attempts to stop smuggling with Lebanon.

In a desperate attempt to curb black-market money transfers, the Central Bank of Syria warns that some of those working

  My research tool to help those interested in the whereabouts and the immigration status of Syrians over the period

Today Syria’s Ministry of Finance ordered the freezing of Rami Makhlouf’s assets, “particularly in the Bahamas, Cyprus, Hong Kong, and

It’s interesting how Syrian and Lebanese officials blame smuggling between the two countries for much of the unaffordability of basic

While savings interest rates on USD deposits are falling worldwide, they’re on the rise in Syria. This highlights the perception

My response to Danny Makki’s report for the Middle East Institute: https://www.mei.edu/publications/rami-makhlouf-saga-poses-dangerous-challenge-assad Yes, Rami is influential. But that he controlled 60%

Former Syria Central Bank Governor, Adib Mayaleh, confirms that some Syrian businessmen are accepting deposit haircuts as a concession to

The butcher of Hama, Rifaat al-Assad, will appear in court in France on Thursday over the embezzlement of Syrian state

Independent News Team Syria, whose Facebook page boasts 14,000 followers, asked a group of Syrian activists: Would Syria have been