Syria plots mobile phone auction to lure international investors
New licence part of plan by Damascus to revamp dated infrastructure affected by 14 years of civil war
New licence part of plan by Damascus to revamp dated infrastructure affected by 14 years of civil war

The nascent government’s ambitious plans are yet to ignite, with banks and manufacturers under heavy strain

Country to be relinked to Swift payment system after more than a decade of sanctions, central bank chief says

Sectarian clashes show that Sharaa must create a more inclusive state

Members of security forces and Assad loyalists charged over March violence in which hundreds of civilians were killed

Half a dozen Roman statues stolen from national museum in Damascus

Measure removes last big hurdle to foreign investment in war-battered country