Syria’s first wheat shipment since al-Assad ouster points to recovery

A free Syrian media? They've waited 14 years for this moment

For 14 years, Syrians awaited the fall of the Assad regime. But paradoxically, a wave of Syrian independent media is now on the verge of collapse themselves. And sadly, without them the dream of a united and democratic Syria risks remaining just that.

The first wheat ship has arrived in the Syrian port of Latakia since former President Bashar Assad fled the country in December last year amid an anti-government uprising.

Syria Gets Its First Wheat Shipment Since Bashar Al-Assad's Ouster

Domestic wheat production averaged 4.1 million tonnes in the years prior to the Syrian civil war, which erupted in 2011 after Assad's brutal repression of anti-government protests.

Syria’s first wheat shipment since al-Assad ouster points to recovery

Traders say Syria has largely been relying on overland imports from neighbours this year.

First wheat shipment since Assad's ouster arrives in Syria's Latakia

CAIRO (Reuters) - A ship carrying wheat has arrived in Syria's Latakia port, the first delivery of its kind since former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted by rebels in December, the government said on Sunday. Read full story

First wheat shipment since Assad’s ouster arrives in Syria’s Latakia

CAIRO - A ship carrying wheat has arrived in Syria's Latakia port, the first delivery of its kind since former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted by rebels in December, the government said on Sunday. Read more at straitstimes.com.