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Mum says "they beat him I screamed stop he's a child, then shot him. I saw his blood flow across road" "he's a child"(previous tweet) #Syria
1 week ago His dad says "my son said: 'even if Muhamad came down I won't give anything on credit' - they beat & shot him. Child"(previous tweet) #Syria
1 week ago Parts from video include the mum saying "way they killed him you'd think they caught someone from Hezbollah group" (previous tweet) #Syria
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IS THERE ANY MORE OBVIOUS CASE OF SECTARIAN CLEANSING ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD THAN WHAT HAPPENED IN QUSAIR?
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Tag Archives: Economy
Lebanon cbank head says Syria crisis slowing economy
The growth rate of Lebanon’s economy has roughly halved this year, reflecting the impact of the civil war in neighbouring Syria, the head of the country’s central bank said. In an interview with Lebanese daily Al-Safir published a week after … Continue reading
How Economic Reforms Are Contributing To The Conflict In Syria
For decades, Syria’s economy suffered at the hands of inexperienced bureaucrats and corrupt officials. Nevertheless, since the 1960s, stability was maintained because the system was largely egalitarian; the economic conditions of most Syrian families were dire, but everyone shared the … Continue reading
Syria grain trade signals alarm for Assad
By: Jonathan Saul and Michael Hogan LONDON, United Kingdom – Syria is struggling to meet its grain import needs because of sanctions, raising the risk of bread shortages that could sap public support for President Bashar al-Assad as he tries to snuff out … Continue reading
Syria’s downtrodden flock to Lebanon for work
By: Erika Solomon and Laila Bassam BEIRUT, Lebanon – Huddled under Beirut’s concrete bridges and around street corners are thousands of Syrian men who have left home and crossed the border in recent months in the hope of finding work as … Continue reading
Editorial: Syrian Heart Patients Set to Feel Economy’s Squeeze
By: Donna Abu-Nasr Joseph Bahri is determined to keep his pharmaceuticals factory in Damascus open, even though he’s running out of key ingredients and can’t afford to import more. “We’re doing our best not to close down,” Bahri said in an … Continue reading
Syria sugar refineries paralyzed by crisis
By: Jonathan Saul, David Brough LONDON – Escalating violence in Syria has slowed sugar refining to a virtual standstill, with smuggling set to rise as Western sanctions hobble trade finance and disrupt imports of the staple sweetener, trade sources said. … Continue reading
Syria’s Economy Starts to Crumble
One clear sign of Syria’s distress is the condition of its banks. Deposits fell by an average of 35 percent in 2011 at Bank of Syria & Overseas, Bank Audi Syria, and Banque Bemo Saudi Fransi, according to April filings … Continue reading
Exclusive: Sanctions block Syria’s vital grain trade
By: Jonathan Saul Syria is finding it increasingly hard to buy grain on international markets because sanctions have blocked its access to trade finance, while growing numbers of its citizens are struggling to obtain food after more than a year of … Continue reading
Amid unrest, Syrians struggle to feed their families
By: Alice Fordham BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hundreds of thousands of people are struggling to feed their families in the parts of Syria hardest hit by violence, activists and aid workers say, with access to food cut off by ruined infrastructure, … Continue reading
