Why Syrians in the southern city of Suweida are risking everything to protest arabnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from arabnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Huge Fire in Center of Damascus - The Syrian Observer syrianobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from syrianobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Since the early years of the Syrian conflict, the Assad regime has systematically diverted local resources dedicated for reconstruction purposes to rehabilitate facilities in areas and sectors that benefit it and its inner circle, as well as placed the burden of rehabilitating properties onto Syrians themselves. To finance this policy, the regime has exploited four key resources, including imposing multiple reconstruction taxes, diverting U.N. and INGO early recovery and rehabilitation projects, capitalizing on local-led crowdfunding campaigns, and forcing Syrians to bear the cost of repairing their own damaged properties.
Explained: Taxation of Lands Slated for Construction syria-report.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from syria-report.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.