News Syria Taxes: Islamic State ramps up activities in eastern Syria
Published on: Wednesday 05 January 2022
News source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/01/islamic-state-ramps-activities-eastern-syria
Islamic State is applying Sharia rules in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor and imposing taxes on residents by force of arms.
News Syria Taxes: Who wants to be Syria’s third operator?
Published on: Tuesday 11 January 2022
News source: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-regulation/12657-who-wants-to-be-syria-s-third-operator.html
Reports from a number of news sources suggest that the Syrian Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority has finalised a draft licence for a potential third mobile operator, potentially ending a ...
News Syria Taxes: How Syria became a narco-state
Published on: Tuesday 11 January 2022
News source: https://www.nzz.ch/english/syrias-assad-regime-earning-a-fortune-from-drug-trafficking-ld.1664160
Syria exports tons of the amphetamine Captagon to the Gulf States and to the rest of the world. Bashar Assad’s regime earns a fortune from the drug trade. The West is just waking up to the new threat.
