Pandemic Amid an Economic Crisis: Challenges for Syria

... Tripoli (almost 90% less than that of the Beirut port) and, most importantly, the unwillingness of international trade and transport companies to use the Syrian ports of Latakia and Tartus to channel direct supplies to Syria, much less for transit to Lebanon (owing to the sanctions). Predictably, Syria’s imports have dropped and the prices of food and other imported goods gone up as a result of the high sanctions risks and increased cost of logistics services. Caesar Act: Real Sanctions Unfortunately for Syria, the secondary ...