Last month, the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Protection increased the minimum capital requirements for establishing companies in Syria by up to 900 percent.Source: The Syria Report

CAIRO — Algeria is hosting the 31st summit of the largest annual Arab conference on Tuesday and Wednesday as the region battles to find common ground over a series of divisive issues.The 22-member Arab League last held its summit in 2019, before the ou…

The Syrian president recently issued two decisions increasing the salaries of Syrian judges, while the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria raised public employee salaries.Source: The Syria Report

The government is planning to significantly decrease allocations for flour and wheat subsidies next year, according to Syria’s 2023 draft budget. Though state spending on social support is forecast to decline, the budget is set to increase by 24 percen…

Below is a table showing the quantity of subsidised bread to which Syrian households are entitled depending on family size as of August 20, 2022.Source: The Syria Report

WASHINGTON — Myanmar’s military crackdown on media means the country now ranks among the world’s worst countries in terms of impunity in the killings of journalists, according to a new report.The press freedom group the Committee to Protect Journalists…

The Syrian and Lebanese governments have yet to meet to discuss demarcating their maritime borders, despite Beirut’s attempts to initiate negotiations.Source: The Syria Report

SNHR documented the extrajudicial killings of three civilians, including two due to torture, by Syrian regime forces and Unidentified parties, on Monday, October 31, 2022, with the toll of victims distributed as follows:Syrian regime forces: two civil…

Hassan Mohammad al-Askar was arrested by SDF forces on October 28, 2022, after being shot by SDF personnel during a raid on his home in his hometown of Theyban, eastern suburbs of Deir Ez-Zour governorate. On October 31, 2022, SDF personnel informed hi…

Twelve women and 28 children will be repatriated to the Netherlands from detention camps in northern Syria, the Dutch government announced on Tuesday, making the country’s largest group yet to be brought back.They will face charges on their return for …