Current Affairs of Syria

The consequences of the Ukrainian war quickly crept on the Syrian economy.

Macron currently maintains a healthy lead in all polls, with an average of 56 percent of the vote. But his win over Le Pen from 2017 saw him receive 66 percent of the vote, indicating a significant drop in support.

Wheat imports have been hampered as a result of Moscow's military assault, causing the price of unsubsidized bread to rise by about 50 percent per loaf.

A caricature shared by Syrian artist Ali Ferzat sparked outrage among Syrians.

Lebanon is host to 1.5 million Syrian refugees with the majority (39%) residing in the Bekaa region.

Many Syrian artists express their dissatisfaction while being well-known for their support of the regime.

As of March 2022, 31 journalists or bloggers are in Saudi Arabia’s prison network, making the oil-rich kingdom the world’s fifth largest jailer of journalists in the world.

In the course of ten years of Syria’s war, hundreds of thousands of young people were drawn into the militarization of the country.

The same tactics seen over the last seven years in Syria are now taking place in Ukraine, as a Russian airstrike destroyed a maternity and children’s hospital in the city of Mariupol.

As-Suwayda has neither been a supporter nor an adversary to the Syrian regime.

The “incredible solidarity and humanism” shown to Ukraine points to a “shocking distinction” in the “dehumanization of Middle Eastern refugees.”

Smuggling drugs from Syria worsened and turned into an international issue.

The current situation aligns with the players’ interests and it appears clearly in the ongoing understanding between Russia and Turkey in Northern Syria

Ukraine had a record harvest in 2021. Around 12 percent of all the world’s grain trade travels through the Bosphorus.

The Arab diplomatic moves to normalise relations with the Syrian regime are not to stop soon.

The Syrian national identity has been one of the biggest victims of the country’s decade-old political crisis

The main problem lies in the marked deterioration in the kingdom's relationship with the United States.

Other European countries are also seeking justice for Syrian victims of war crimes

European trials will enhance accountability while dealing with the Syrian crisis.

Russia is betting on seeing the West’s options in Syria weakened, which would push them to adopt Moscow’s vision of a solution in Syria.