Syria Focus
Gulfsands sacrifices top executives to continue development of Syrian oil find
- Gulfsands Petroleum has decided to do without its American executives in order to counter US sanctions and continue the development of its Syrian assets.
- Sunday, May 11 - 2008 at 11:23
Petrofac awarded contract to build EBLA gas plant
- Petrofac wins second gas contract in less than a month in Syria. The UK company will build a $477 million gas treatment plant.
- Thursday, April 10 - 2008 at 17:15 |

Mövenpick to manage first hotel in Damascus
- Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is the latest international hotel management chain to announce its entry in Syria.
- Syria: Wednesday, March 12 - 2008 at 16:00 |

Syria’s Telecom operator to invest EUR1bn in network
- Revenues from mobile operators will boost the 2008 revenues of the Syrian Telecommunication Establishment to SYP62.5bn ($1.25bn).
- Syria: Wednesday, February 27 - 2008 at 14:23 |

Syria to add 25 million tons in cement production within years
- Syria's production of cement could exceed 30 million tons per annum by the end of 2011, according to official statistics.
- Thursday, February 07 - 2008 at 12:34 |

Syria to implement VAT beginning 2009
- Falling income from oil exports is forcing the Syrian government to take new fiscal measures.
- Thursday, January 17 - 2008 at 11:08 |

Syria launches two Iranian-led ventures
- The Syrian President inaugurated on December 13 two major industrial ventures involving Iranian know-how and capital.
- Wednesday, January 02 - 2008 at 18:15 |

Report: Saeb Nahas, Syria’s richest man
- The survey of the 50 richest Arabs includes three Syrian nationals for the first time.
- Thursday, December 06 - 2007 at 19:18 |

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