Spain may be the EU’s poster child for economic recovery, but impressive growth rates have failed to make a dent in the number of people struggling to make ends meet despite having jobs, the “working poor”. A combination of low wages and reliance on temporary contracts is keeping millions of workers stuck below the poverty line — nearly one in six, according to labour ministry figures.
The country has the European Union’s highest proportion of workers at risk of poverty, 13.1 per cent,"...

Brasilia, SANA- Syrian Embassy in Brazil and a number of the Syrian community’s members participated in a charity fair for the accredited embassies in Brazil.

The Syrian participation in the event included an artistic cultural section on the Syrian folkloric songs and dances.

The Syrian pavilion at the exhibition embraced traditional products and industries and mosaic"...

BEIRUT – Syrian President Bashar Assad has approved amendments to a controversial law that allowed authorities to seize property left behind by civilians who fled the civil war.

The amendments, published by state news agency SANA late Sunday, say residents now have a full year instead of one month to prove they own property in redevelopment zones in order to receive shares in the projects. Otherwise, the ownership will be transferred to the"...

Damascus, SANA- Prime Minister Imad Khamis said Monday that the Syrian government is going ahead in providing support and facilities to restore the industrial establishments and to develop the productive structure and legislations.

Khamis, meeting some industrialists and businessmen at the industrial city in Adra, discussed the situation and obstacles which face them. He approved a plan to launch a permanent exhibition for the products in the city"...

Damascus, SANA- Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister Fayssal Mikdad met on Sunday with Head of the Neighboring Countries Department in the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Uday Al-Khairallah and the accompanying delegation.

Ambassador al-Khairallah said that his visit to Syria affirms Iraq’s keenness to consolidate coordination with brotherly and friendly countries, foremost of which is Syria.

Al-Khairallah"...

Aleppo, SANA- Meeting a number of chairmen and members of chambers of commerce in the provinces who are participating in the 3rd Industrial Conference , Prime Minister Imad Khamis reviewed the required measures for developing the trade work and its regulatory mechanisms, and for overcoming the administrative and procedural obstacles.

Premier Khamis affirmed that the government had set a vision for rehabilitating the old markets in Aleppo City to"...

Britain would now vote to stay in the European Union as more young people and those who did not bother to vote in the shock 2016 referendum would now vote against Brexit, a survey of 20,000 voters showed.

With just five months to go until the UK is due to leave the EU on March 29, voters now would back staying by 54 per cent to 46 per cent, the study by the Survation pollster for Channel 4 showed.

Prime"...

The Government of Sharjah won the “Sovereign Debt Finance Deal of the Year” award at the Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Awards Middle East for the successful issuance of an RMB 2 billion, or US$ 316 million, Panda Bond. The award was presented by the leading international media organisation GFC Media Group.

The award recognises that the issuance, completed in February 2018, represented the culmination of a lengthy and unfamiliar, and ultimately"...

Damascus, SANA- Arab, Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Committee and the Syrian-Brazilian Friendship Committee at the People’s Assembly discussed with a Brazilian delegation headed by Senator Fernando de Mello means to enhance parliamentary relations between the two friendly countries and peoples to achieve the higher interests of both sides in all domains.

Head of the Arab, Foreign and Expatriates Committee Boutros Murjaneh underlined the"...

Aleppo, SANA-The Cabinet approved on Sunday a comprehensive strategy for development in Aleppo province in the economic, service, tourist, educational, health, cultural and social fields.

This came during a session chaired by Prime Minister Imad Khamis in Aleppo province as a government delegation comprising all the Cabinet members are on a current visit to the province upon President Bashar al-Assad’s directions.

The"...