Kissinger’s “Shocking” Remarks, and the Comedic Tragedy?
During the past ten days, Henry Kissinger, the former US Secretary of State and National Security Adviser, was hosted in two different events, the first being the Financial Times Weekend Festival and the second was the Davos Conference.
Assassinating Shireen and The Reactions Thereto… An Old Criminality Renewed, and Features of New Trends… Hypotheses About the Future…
While Shireen was among her people, as always, conveying with her usual courage the occupation authorities’ barbaric invasion of the Jenin camp, the “Israelis” assassinated her with a direct bullet to the head.
«The Grant» Will Not Cover Anything; An Actual Increase of Wages is Required
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Last Thursday, April 21, Legislative Decree No. 4 of 2022 was issued, which provides for the disbursement of what is called a «grant», with a lump sum of 75 thousand Syrian pounds for civilian and military workers, and pensioners, provided that this…
Due to the Organized Plunder System: Food Insecurity Prevails Syria
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Estimates of the disaster affecting the food system in Syria are increasing daily at an unprecedented pace, as there is an additional number of Syrians every year getting in a state of food insecurity, not in thousands or hundreds of thousands, but…
“A Jew Can Be a Nazi” … Beyond Ukraine, More Than Disagreements and Tactics
Since the beginning of this month, official and nonofficial platforms around the world have been ablaze with talk, commentary, responses, and counter-responses regarding the Russian Foreign Minister’s statement, in which he mentioned the possibility…
A Long Time Ago: The State Apparatus Stopped Paying Real Wages
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In the previous issue 1064, Kassioun newspaper published the index of Kassioun for the cost of living at the end of March 2022, in which it showed that the average cost of living for a Syrian family of 5 is 2.8 million Syrian pounds. It increased by…
How Did the Big Thieves and Their Economic “Liberalism” Contribute to Multiplying and Deepening the Effects of Western Sanctions?
Many countries around the world have been subjected to Western sanctions, and each dealt in a specific manner with those sanctions, which enabled some to reduce the effects of those sanctions, albeit to varying degrees. However, the case in Syria wa…
2.8 Million: The Average Cost of Living for a Syrian Family at the Beginning of Ramadan 2022
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At the beginning of Ramadan 2022, the average cost of living for a Syrian family of 5 has exceeded 2.8 million Syrian pounds according to Kassioun index. It is an unprecedented increase within a record period of time that threatens millions of Syria…
Only A Quarter of Government Spending is Left for Education
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Like other Syrian fields of activity, the sector of education with its two sides – education and higher education – has deteriorated rapidly throughout the years of the crisis. Apart from occasions’ slogans about the importance of the education sect…
Syria’s Children: Millions of People in Need and Coercive Engagement in Labor Market
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Eleven years after the crisis erupted in the country, its disastrous impacts have affected the entire society, and of course, children were the most vulnerable and fragile segment. The crisis and its repercussions have left millions of children in n…