After over a month, the Kurdistan Regional Government has reopened both the Simalka-Peshabor border crossing, which represents the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria’s main gateway for exports of Syrian crude and imports of humanitarian …

In January, the General Housing Establishment (GHE) issued newly evaluated housing values within social housing projects that are ready to be allocated in 2022. According to the GHE, the new values would help in achieving the social goals of the projec…

Syrian and Belarusian officials met in Minsk last week to sign several memorandums of understanding in a bid to enhance cooperation in various fields. However, there is no real indication that these non-binding agreements will develop into anything sub…

In 2021, Jordan issued 56 percent more work permits to Syrian refugees compared with 2020, according to official data published by the UNHCR and the Syrian Refugee Unit at the Jordanian Ministry of Labour. This is the highest annual number of work perm…

Syrian, Lebanese, and Jordanian officials have moved one step further towards implementing an electricity supply deal after signing an agreement in Beirut last week. Following the meeting, new details regarding the World Bank’s potential role in financ…

Human Rights Watch and the Syrian Legal Development Programme, a nongovernmental research and advocacy group that focuses on accountability for human rights abuses in Syria, have published a guide to assist UN agencies operating in Syria in applying hu…

This chart provides an overview of the assets of the private banking sector in Syria. Over the course of the conflict, the sector grew by 735 percent, from SYP 650 billion to SYP 5,429 billion. However, in dollar terms, total assets of the 14 private s…

• On February 1, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 2 times: 1 – in Aleppo province, 1 – in Idlib province;• On February 1, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled YPG positions in the Maraanaz are;• …