DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Samir al-Baghdad grabbed his pickax and walked up a wobbly set of stairs made of cinderblocks and rubble. He is rebuilding his destroyed family house in the Qaboun neighborhood ...

BEIRUT (AP) – In Syria’s cities and towns, entire blocks of apartment buildings have been shattered, their top floors reduced to pancaked slabs of concrete. Centuries-old markets have been gutted by ...

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a 2026 budget of approximately $10.5 billion, a significant increase from the previous year. He also projected the GDP for 2026 to range between $60 billion ...

DAMASCUS - In recent weeks, reports of extensive Saudi investments, potentially the largest in over a decade, may indicate a transformation of Syria’s economic landscape. This move reflects a clear ...

After 13 years of civil war and six decades of dictatorship, Syrian officials tasked with restarting an economy that has resembled Cuba’s or North Korea’s insist that they need to build new ...

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani said on Wednesday that the country will open its economy to foreign investment and that Damascus is also working on ...

The dramatic collapse of the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on December 8 has sparked hopes of a fresh start for a country that has endured more than a decade of war. But Syria’s ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Wednesday that the Syrian economy continues to recover, noting that economic activity has accelerated further in recent months, with improved consumer and ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria and Saudi Arabia said Saturday they aim to boost economic cooperation to for their mutual benefit and create jobs for Syrians after Western sanctions imposed on the ...

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Samir al-Baghdadi, 46, left, stands on his brother Fayez outside his family's home that was destroyed during the civil war in the Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP ...