Theatre Fails to Draw Crowds
Stage productions struggling in face of funding squeeze, government restrictions and dwindling public interest.
Stage productions struggling in face of funding squeeze, government restrictions and dwindling public interest.
If tribunal finds Syria guilty of assassination, it could drive country closer to Iran, warns analyst.
Teachers who want to broaden the minds of their students face an uphill struggle.
They have grown in number in recent years – though don’t last long if they fall foul of the regime.
But it seems there are still many obstacles to their engagement in politics.
The move is Syria's latest effort to shift from a centralised socialist system to a social market economy.
Analysts say state-owned media has been spreading false hope about a sudden thaw in relations.
Lawyers say efforts by government to monitor unscrupulous recruitment agencies and employers have not proved very effective.
While laws exist to prevent child labour, these are not enforced, say rights groups.
Syrians may find it hard to put names to government ministers, but they know they don’t much care for them.