Syria’s artistic pedigree has long been admired — when the Mongol ruler Tamerlane conquered Damascus in 1401, he enslaved the city’s famed artisans and marched them back to his capital …
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Jordan may be situated in a precarious environment, having borders with countries such as war-ravaged Iraq and unstable Israel and the Palestinian territories, yet it has managed in this decade …
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Syria chalked up numerous successes in 2007. Politically, the country ended its international isolation. On the domestic front, the government continued — however cautiously — to open the economy. The …
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Eighteen months after the first private insurance firm entered the Syrian market the sector continues to chalk up prodigious growth. Syria’s insurance sector grew by 25% in the first half …
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If figures ever speak for themselves, they certainly do so in the case of the Gaza Strip. Every self-respecting UN agency in recent moths has issued a report with the …
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Serefe! According to the latest survey from Ipsos KMG, the popularity of alcoholic beverages in Turkey appears to have increased by some 35% in 2007. This rise in popularity of …
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Few people are more welcome in Damascus these days than Chinese businessmen packing large amounts of Chinese investment dollars. Syrian officials are working overtime to deepen economic relations with the …
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The solid victory of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey’s July 22 elections has stunned many pro-secularists, and given rise to questions over the hold the Ankara establishment …
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Barely a week passes without Washington condemning Syria for allegedly engaging in some nefarious activity. The latest two hits came in the form of an American travel ban on a …
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The solid victory of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey’s July 22 elections has stunned many pro-secularists, and given rise to questions over the hold the Ankara establishment …