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 flames and gunfire in places like Aleppo and Homs — an irreplaceable chunk of history wiped out in a few hours of battle. And then there are…
BEIRUT — 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 flames and gunfire in places like Aleppo and Homs — an irreplaceable chunk of history wiped out in a few hours of battle. And then…
The first meeting of the Working Group on Economic Recovery and Development of the Friends of the Syrian People (“the Working Group”), was held in Abu Dhabi on 24 May 2012, with the participation of more than 60 countries and representatives from the League of Arab States, the European Union, the Cooperation Council for the…
Germany is providing support for a political and economic fresh start in Syria after the end of the Assad regime. In this spirit, the German Government invited its partners from the Group of Friends of the Syrian People to Berlin for a September 4 meeting at the Federal Foreign Office to consult with representatives of…
“Assad has to go, his time is over,” German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Tuesday (04.09.2012) at a meeting of the Friends of Syria in Berlin. “We have to be prepared for that day.” Representatives from 60 countries met in Berlin’s Foreign Ministry to discuss how Syria’s economy could get back on its feet…
ABU DHABI // The international community vowed yesterday to revive the Syrian economy when President Bashar Al Assad’s regime is toppled. At a meeting held at the capital’s Emirates Palace hotel, representatives from more than 60 countries presented economic development plans and reforms, which they hoped would give Syrians an “optimistic look to their future”.…
