Food prices in Syria have fallen dramatically since the collapse of the Assad regime in a rebel offensive in early December. Many food items are now half their pre-revolution prices, whilst some ...

Meanwhile, supplies of crude oil from Iran have also ended following the news of the change in power in Syria. Fuel prices in Syria have skyrocketed due to acute shortages during the transitional ...

Celebrations continue in Syria since the fall of the Bashar al ... as Syrians begin to grapple with the reality of soaring prices and scarcities. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports from Damascus.

With a major security vacuum left in the wake of the overthrow by rebels of Syria’s Assad, followed almost immediately by a massive Israel airstrike campaign that has decimated any strategic ...

Agriculture, once a cornerstone of Syria’s economy, has been decimated by years of war, and drought conditions are compounding this decline. As crops fail and food prices rise, more Syrians face the ...

“The Druse paid a high price for Syria’s independence,” Sheikh Tarif said. When the uprising against the Assad regime began in 2011, some Druse aligned with the rebel groups, though the ...

When opposition forces ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in a lightning ... rising real estate prices and tourism receipts. But the war shattered all that.” A 2011 uprising against Bashar ...

As executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force ... where she’s seen the cost of war and who ultimately pays the price,” Henning said. “She is 100 percent aligned with President ...

LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Syria's economy has been decimated by ... worth $2.2 billion at current market prices. That is significantly below the $18.5 billion in reserves estimated by the IMF ...

(Emin Ozmen/Magnum Photos for The Washington Post) U.S. and E.U. sanctions aimed at punishing the former Assad regime have made it more difficult for Syrian ... punched the prices of their ...