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The President of Syria issued Law 23/2021 establishing the Renewable Energy Fund, a legal entity administered by its own board of directors, to encourage consumers to wean off hydrocarbons by providing products such as...
The Syrian legal system is a member of the family of civil law jurisdictions, which are inspired by the French and continental European regimes. Presently in Syria, case law is generally considered persuasive when...
The entire framework of the US sanctions program against Syria dates back to 1979 when US arms sales were prohibited. The Syria Accountability Act followed in 2003 and was implemented through various executive orders...
The new Investment Law 18/2021 enacted in Syria and its executive regulations provide exemptions from locally legislated restrictive practices faced by Syrian businesses in most sectors of the economy. They touch on areas including...
International President Bashar Al-Assad travelled to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on the heels of recent developments in Syria, including the ongoing economic crisis, the regaining of control in Daraa, the situations...
Presidential Elections President Bashar Al-Assad issued Presidential Decree 206/2021 reappointing Hussein Arnous as Prime Minister. The President is constitutionally obliged to name a new government following the start of a new term. Until then,...
The Trademark Law 8/2007 provides that any mark, sign, logo, trade name or tagline that distinguishes a product or service may be regarded as a trademark if registered accordingly. A mark shall not be considered...
Presidential Elections Bashar Al-Assad took the oath of office on July 17th as stipulated for in the Constitution of 2012 and began his fourth presidential term before MPs, Army officers, injured military personnel, the...
Agriculture The Board of Directors of the state-owned Agricultural Cooperative Bank announced that it would stop selling fertilizers to farmers at the subsidized price but rather at the cost price following a proposal by...
Presidential Elections The Supreme Constitutional Court confirmed that three of the 51 registered candidates satisfied the legal conditions for standing in the presidential elections, including the incumbent Bashar Al-Assad, Abdullah Abdullah and Mahmoud Marei,...