Pandemic Amid an Economic Crisis: Challenges for Syria

... Syrian national currency and reduced potential investments in the recovery of the Syrian economy; more fuel was added to the fire when two explosions rocked the port of Beirut... ... of Latakia and Tartus to channel direct supplies to Syria, much less for transit to Lebanon (owing to the sanctions). Predictably, Syria’s imports have dropped and the... ....S. dollars for supplying goods and services to Syria (as well as to the sanctioned Iran and Crimea) for the period from November 5, 2011, to October 18, 2018. In seemingly...