Facing Backlash, Syria Revokes Week-Old Ban on Import of Consumer Goods

(New York Times) Nada Bakri - The Syrian government on Tuesday revoked a recent decision to ban imports of most consumer goods, a move that had sent prices soaring and provoked outrage among a business elite that has until now backed the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad.


2011-10-05 00:00:00

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