Syrian Sovereign Fund, UAE Arada Group sign $7 billion New Damascus project
Damascus, Aug. 31 (SANA) The Syrian Sovereign Fund signed an agreement on Monday with UAE-based developer Arada Group to execute…
Oil surges on US-Iran strikes, global shares mixed on rate-hike bets
Capitals, Aug. 31 (SANA) Oil prices rose more than 3.5% on Monday after renewed military exchanges between the United States…
Syrian Mining Company, French firm sign MoU on Homs phosphate plant
Damascus, Aug. 31 (SANA) The Syrian Mining Company signed a memorandum of understanding with French company LODI CONSULTING to cooperate…
Higher wages, priority spending drive Syria’s $1 billion first-half deficit
Damascus, Aug. 31 (SANA) Higher salaries and wages, expanded spending on government priorities and rising import costs pushed Syria’s public…
Gold falls in Syria as bullion slips on Fed rate-hike bets
Damascus, Aug. 31 (SANA) Gold prices fell in the Syrian market on Monday, with 21-karat gold declining by 50 Syrian…
Syria posts $1 billion budget deficit in first half of 2026
Damascus, Aug. 31 (SANA) Syria recorded public revenue of about $2.7 billion and expenditure of $3.7 billion in the first…
First Lady Latifa al-Droubi tours Damascus International Fair
Damascus, Aug. 30 (SANA) First Lady Latifa al-Droubi toured Damascus International Fair on Sunday at Damascus Fairgrounds, and reviewed several…
Damascus World Economic Forum: From trade fair to platform for partnerships, investment
Damascus, Aug. 30 (SANA) The Damascus World Economic Forum marks a step toward transforming the commercial and investment presence at…
Strong public turnout marks fifth day of Damascus International Fair
Damascus, Aug. 30 (SANA) The 63rd Damascus International Fair continued Sunday at Damascus Fairgrounds, marking its fifth day amid a…
Syria, Egypt discuss restoring direct flights
Damascus, Aug. 30 (SANA) Syria and Egypt discussed restoring direct flights between the two countries as part of efforts to…
Gold falls in Syria as global bullion retreats on Fed rate hike bets
Damascus, Aug. 29 (SANA) The price of a gram of 21-karat gold in the Syrian market fell by 400 Syrian…
Syria seeks bigger role in global supply chains through free zones
Damascus, Aug. 29 (SANA) Syria is seeking a greater role in regional and international supply chains by reviving its free…
Damascus International Fair business sessions yield major economic agreements
Damascus, Aug. 29 (SANA) The initial three days of the 63rd Damascus International Fair, dedicated exclusively to business representatives, investors,…
Damascus International Fair opens to public as business sessions conclude
Damascus, Aug. 29 (SANA) The 63rd Damascus International Fair opened its doors to the general public on Saturday for its…
Oil falls on Fed signals, prospects for restoring Hormuz shipping
Houston, Aug. 29 (SANA) Oil prices settled lower Friday and recorded weekly losses as traders weighed U.S. monetary policy signals…
US expands Venezuela oil push as Chevron prepares project expansion
Houston, Aug. 29 (SANA) U.S. President Donald Trump has announced an agreement aimed at securing majority U.S. control of more…
Syria expands business council network to 20, targets 62 to unlock trade and investment
Damascus, Aug. 29 (SANA) Syria has established 20 joint business councils with Arab and international partners and is targeting at…
Trump announces deal granting US major share of Venezuelan Oil reserves
Washington, Aug. 29 (SANA) US President Donald Trump announced the conclusion of an oil agreement with Venezuela that grants the…
Syrian and Iraqi chambers of commerce sign MoU to enhance trade cooperation
Damascus, Aug. 29 (SANA) Chairman of Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce Alaa al-Ali and President of the Federation of…
Arab and foreign firms showcase modern building materials at Damascus Int’l Fair
Damascus, Aug. 28 (SANA) As Syria seeks advanced solutions that meet the needs of infrastructure and construction projects while complying…
Economy Ministry signs MoU with Saudi Ithraa Group to rehabilitate Hama Steel Plant
Damascus, Aug. 28 (SANA) The Ministry of Economy and Industry signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia’s Ithraa Group…
Syria marks major political, economic and financial developments in one week
Damascus, Aug. 28 (SANA) Syria witnessed three historic structural transformations during the week of August 22–28, 2026: the formal dissolution…
German participation at Damascus International Fair opens gateway to European economy
Damascus, Aug. 28 (SANA) Germany’s participation in the 63rd Damascus International Fair goes beyond the commercial presence of 13 exhibitors,…
63rd Damascus Intl Fair concludes business segment, opens to general public on Saturday
Damascus, Aug. 28 (SANA) The third day of the 63rd Damascus International Fair got underway Friday at the Damascus Fairgrounds…
Ukraine to cut winter wheat area as export constraints weigh on farmers
Kyiv, Aug. 28 (SANA) Ukraine plans to reduce the area planted with winter wheat for the 2027 harvest as export…
Damascus International Fair opens new avenues for Syria-Türkiye economic cooperation
Damascus, Aug. 27 (SANA) Representatives from major Turkish industrial and commercial enterprises participating in the 63rd Damascus International Fair emphasized…
Syria, Saudi Arabia sign postal and logistics cooperation MoU
Damascus, Aug. 27 (SANA) Syria and Saudi Arabia have entered into a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to develop postal…
Damascus International Fair enters second day with business, investment focus
DAMASCUS, Aug. 27 (SANA) The 63rd Damascus International Fair entered its second day on Thursday at Damascus Fairgrounds, bringing together…
Global stocks steady as Nvidia lifts tech shares, FTSE 100 slips
London, Aug. 27 (SANA) Global stock markets were broadly steady Thursday as a strong revenue outlook from Nvidia supported technology…
Syria, Saudi Arabia agree to establish joint bank to boost investment
Damascus, Aug. 27 (SANA) Syria and Saudi Arabia agreed Thursday to establish a joint bank and develop direct, regulated banking…
Oil rises as markets weigh easing Middle East supply disruptions
New York, Aug. 27 (SANA) Oil prices rose Thursday, reversing earlier losses as traders weighed signs of diplomatic progress involving…
Gold falls in Syria as global bullion steadies ahead of Fed signals
Damascus, Aug. 27 (SANA) The price of 21-karat gold in the Syrian market fell by 100 Syrian pounds Thursday from…
Syria, Saudi Arabia sign transport agreements in Damascus
Damascus, Aug 27 (SANA) Syria and Saudi Arabia signed two memorandums of understanding in Damascus on Thursday to strengthen cooperation…
Syrian industry eyes new markets, technologies at Damascus International Fair
Damascus, Aug. 27 (SANA) Syrian industrialists and businesses participating in the 63rd Damascus International Fair said the event offers opportunities…
German pavilion returns to Damascus fair after more than 40 years
Damascus, Aug. 27 (SANA) Thirteen German companies are taking part in the 63rd Damascus International Fair as Germany returns with…
Syria, Saudi Arabia discuss investment partnerships in energy and water sectors
Damascus, Aug. 27 (SANA) Minister of Energy Mohammad al-Bashir and Chairman of the Saudi-Syrian Business Council Mohammed bin Abdullah Abu…
Syria, Türkiye discuss border crossings, trade and transit facilitation
Damascus, Aug. 27 (SANA) Syria and Türkiye discussed on Wednesday ways to enhance cooperation in trade, customs, border crossings, transport,…
Syrian delegation in Vienna holds event on assets recovery
Vienna, Aug.26 (SANA) The Syrian delegation participating in the 7th GlobE General Assembly, held at the United Nations headquarters in…
Syrian-Turkish talks on bootstring economic cooperation
Damascus, Aug.26 (SANA) Syrian Minister of Economy and Industry, Nidal al-Shaar, held talks with Turkish Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat…
Syrian-Turkish Business Forum opens in Damascus with participation of 40 Turkish firms
Damascus, Aug. 25 (SANA) The Syrian-Turkish Business Forum opened Wednesday at the Seven Gates Hotel in Damascus, with 40 Turkish…
Syria, Saudi Arabia discuss cooperation on housing development
Damascus, Aug. 26 (SANA) Syrian Minister of Public Works and Housing Mustafa Abdul Razzaq discussed with Mohammed Albuty, CEO of…
‘Syrian Industry’ initiative targets growth, global competitiveness
Damascus, Aug. 26 (SANA) Syria is seeking to tie support for manufacturers to productivity, local value addition and exports under…
Cargo ship traffic through Strait of Hormuz drops to lowest level in 3 months
London, Aug. 25 (SANA) Preliminary shipping data showed on Tuesday that cargo ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell…
German businesses eye Syrian market as reconstruction opportunities grow
Damascus-Berlin, Aug. 25 (SANA) German businesses are showing growing interest in returning to the Syrian market, with significant potential for…
Oil extends losses as investors shrug off U.S. sanctions on Iran
London, Aug. 25 (SANA) Oil prices fell further on Tuesday after dropping more than 2% in the previous session, as…
Oil falls as markets await new US sanctions on Iran
New York, Aug. 24 (SANA) Oil prices fell by nearly $2 a barrel Monday as investors took profits following recent…
South Korea launches $18.95 million second phase of humanitarian aid in Syria
Damascus, Aug. 24 (SANA) – The government of the Republic of South Korea launched Monday the second phase of its…
US Treasury formally removes Syria from state sponsors of terrorism regulations
Damascus, August 24 (SANA) The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Monday issued an official update…
Oil falls as US prepares to unveil new Iran sanctions
Singapore, Aug. 24 (SANA) Oil prices slipped more than $1 a barrel Monday as investors took profits ahead of Washington's…
Japan’s Nikkei edges lower as AI stocks slip ahead of Nvidia results
Tokyo, Aug. 24 (SANA) The Nikkei Stock Average fell 0.07% to 65,968 in morning trading Monday, paring losses as investors…
Gold rises in Syria as global prices hit three-month high
Damascus, Aug. 24 (SANA) The price of 21-karat gold in the Syrian market rose by 200 Syrian pounds Monday compared…
US oil, natural gas production hits record high
Washington, Aug. 23 (SANA) U.S. oil and natural gas production has reached an all-time high, making the United States the…
Gold prices remain stable in Syrian market
Damascus, Aug. 23 (SANA) Gold prices in the Syrian market remained unchanged on Sunday from Saturday’s levels, according to the…
US borrowing costs rebound despite Treasury intervention
Washington, Aug. 22 (SANA) Long-term US borrowing costs rose again Friday, reversing much of a decline triggered by the Treasury…
Damascus International Fair unites specialized exhibitions, expands investment horizons
Damascus, Aug. 22 (SANA) The Damascus Fairgrounds has seen a surge in specialized exhibitions across multiple economic sectors since early…
Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on US goods after trade talks fail
Ottawa, Aug. 22 (SANA) Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on US steel, electronics and other products from Sept. 8 after…
Gold prices rise by 300 pounds in Syria
Damascus, Aug. 22 (SANA) Gold prices rose in Syria Saturday, with 21-karat gold gaining 300 Syrian pounds per gram from…
Oil settles up more than 2% after Trump threatens countries supporting Iran
New York, Aug. 21 (SANA) Oil prices rose more than 2% to settle at their highest levels in nearly a…
Al-Naser Boulevard project launched in Homs to support economic recovery
Homs, Aug. 21 (SANA) Homs Governorate launched the Al-Naser Boulevard project in the city center, an integrated urban and investment…
Oil set for second weekly gain as US-Iran war disrupts supply
Singapore, Aug. 21 (SANA) Oil prices edged lower Friday but remained on track for a second consecutive weekly gain as…
Aleppo hosts Sylex 3 leather and footwear exhibition with Syrian, Turkish firms
Aleppo, Aug. 20 (SANA) The Sylex 3 Leather, Footwear and Production Supplies Exhibition opened Thursday at the Production Market in…
Al-Shaibani, Pakistani commerce minister discuss expanding economic ties
Islamabad, Aug. 20 (SANA) Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani met on Thursday Pakistan’s Minister of Commerce Jam…
Gold stable in Syrian market as global prices retreat from two-month high
Damascus, Aug. 20 (SANA) Gold prices remained stable in the Syrian market Thursday, while global bullion retreated after reaching its…
Dollar near three-month lows as U.S. Treasury moves to calm bond market
Singapore, Aug. 20 (SANA) The U.S. dollar hovered near three-month lows Thursday as investors assessed Treasury measures to calm bond…
Syria, Saudi Arabia discuss expanding agricultural cooperation, investment
Damascus, Aug. 19 (SANA) Syria and Saudi Arabia discussed expanding agricultural cooperation and investment opportunities during talks in Damascus on…
Syria, Türkiye sign five-year MoU on geology and mining
Damascus, Aug. 19 (SANA) Syria and Türkiye signed a five-year memorandum of understanding on geology and mining cooperation Wednesday at…
Gold prices stable in Syria as global bullion prices rebound
Damascus, Aug. 19 (SANA) Gold prices remained stable in the Syrian market Wednesday, while global bullion prices rebounded as the…
Syria produces 14.8 million barrels of crude oil in first half of 2026
Damascus, Aug. 19 (SANA) Syria produced 14.8 million barrels of crude oil and 1.429 billion cubic meters of raw natural…
Dollar hovers near multi-month lows as oil prices hit three-week high
Washington, Aug. 19 (SANA) The US dollar remained near multi-month lows against major currencies Wednesday as Treasury yields retreated and…
Syria adopts electronic payment and transfer system
Damascus, Aug. 19 (SANA) The Central Bank of Syria announced the adoption of an electronic payment and transfer system to…
Investors demand higher returns as US debt approaches $40 trillion
New York, Aug. 18 (SANA) Rising yields at US Treasury auctions are increasing Washington’s borrowing costs as investors demand greater…
Second edition of TEXPO technology exhibition announced in Damascus
Damascus, Aug. 18 (SANA) The second edition of the TEXPO International Technology and Innovation Exhibition will take place from Oct.…
Al-Tanf crossing records 65,000 tankers, 10,000 trucks since reopening
Homs, Aug. 17 (SANA) Al-Tanf border crossing with Iraq has recorded growing commercial traffic since reopening in early April, with…
US stocks hover near record highs as investors await retail earnings
New York, Aug. 17 (SANA) US stocks traded close to record levels Monday as investors awaited earnings from major retailers…
21-carat gold price rises by SYP 100 in Syrian market
Damascus, Aug. 17 (SANA) The price of 21-caratgold rose by SYP 100 per gram in the Syrian market Monday compared…
South Korean oil tanker takes Suez route amid Strait of Hormuz closure
Seoul, Aug. 17 (SANA) A South Korean oil tanker is heading home with crude loaded at Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu port…
Gold edges higher as dollar weakens, rate hike expectations fade
Washington, Aug. 17 (SANA) Gold prices edged higher on Monday, supported by a weaker dollar and U.S. economic data that…
Türkiye expands border crossings with Syria to boost trade
Ankara, Aug. 16 (SANA) Türkiye is expanding and upgrading several customs crossings along its border with Syria as it seeks…
US retail sales post sharpest decline in more than a year
New York, Aug. 16 (SANA) US retail sales unexpectedly fell 0.6% in July, their steepest decline since May 2025, as…
German investment in US falls 80% amid tariff uncertainty
Berlin, Aug. 16 (SANA) German companies’ direct investment in the United States fell to $5 billion in the first half…
Syria forms business councils with Cyprus, Czech Republic
Damascus, Aug. 16 (SANA) Minister of Economy and Industry Nidal al-Shaar issued decisions on Sunday forming the Syrian-Cypriot and Syrian-Czech…
Broad international participation expected at 63rd Damascus International Fair
Damascus, Aug. 16 (SANA) Director of the General Establishment for Exhibitions and International Markets Mohammad Hamza, , said the 63rd…
Russian diplomat says resumed Moscow-Damascus flights will boost bilateral ties
Damascus, Aug. 16 (SANA) The resumption of direct flights between Moscow and Damascus will strengthen cooperation between Syria and Russia…
Gold prices rise in Syrian market
Damascus, Aug. 16 (SANA) Gold prices rose in the Syrian market on Sunday, with 21-karat gold gaining 100 Syrian pounds…
Syrian-Turkish talks in Mersin to boost trade and develop ports
Ankara, Aug. 15 (SANA) A delegation from the Syrian General Authority of Ports and Customs, headed by Qutaiba Badawi, held…
Gold prices remain steady in Syrian markets
Damascus, Aug 15 (SANA) The price of a gram of 21-karat gold in the Syrian market remained unchanged on Saturday…
Oil Prices rise amid escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz
Washington, Aug. 15 (SANA) Crude oil futures rose by more than a dollar a barrel at settlement on Friday amid…
Syrian Investment Authority, Effect Plus sign deal to promote investment
Damascus, Aug. 14 (SANA) The Syrian Investment Authority and Effect Plus for Exhibitions and Conferences have signed a memorandum of…
First Homs Business Forum kicks off with over 700 participants
Homs, Aug. 13 (SANA) The first Homs Business Forum, organised by Homs Governorate, kicked off on Thursday with the participation…
Damascus Fair offers platform for investment, trade and global partnerships
Damascus, Aug.13 (SANA) Syria's trajectory toward full economic openness is accelerating at an unprecedented pace. Backed by expanding Western, Arab,…
