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Syrian drought puts Assad's 'year of wheat' in peril
[AlAhram] The agricultural blow and lack of funds to finance the imports will add to pressure on a Syrian economy already reeling from the war and buckling under the pressure of US sanctions, and the COVID-19 pandemicThe "year of wheat" campaign pushed by Syrian Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Leveler of Latakia... is in jeopardy after low rainfall risked leaving an import gap of at least 1.5 million tonnes, according to preliminary estimates by officials and experts. Posted by: trailing wife 2021-06-22 |
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