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Magnate Khaled Al Zubaidi alone at helm in Damascus

Rising Syrian businessman Nader Kalal's death of Covid-19 in Beirut on 2 February (see our Insiders report) has left his [...]

Published on 24.02.2021 at 03:30 GMT

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Agar Investment Company
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Byblos Bank
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Grand Town Tourist City
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Syria wants back in the offshore exploration game and has called on Russia for help. Though keen to get a foot back in the sector, Moscow is treading very carefully for fear of US sanctions.

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WHO and WFP work with companies close to Assad

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Under Asma Al Assad's patronage, EmmaTel Syria's telecoms rising star

The fall of Syrian business magnate Rami Makhlouf has opened up a breach in the Syrian telecoms sector he once dominated. EmmaTel is stepping in, under the watchful gaze of powerful first lady Asma Al Assad.

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