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Syria Today Magazine
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Damascus, Syria
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Syria Today Staff
Managing Partner & Editor-in-chief Abdul Ghani Attar
Partner: Louma Tarabeine
Consultant Editor: Dalia Haidar
Managing Editor: Alma Hassoun
Senior Editor: Jennifer MacKenzie
Associate Editor:
Anna Dabrowska
Editorial Staff: Muhammad Atef Fares, Sarah Abu Assali
Business Reporter: Rasha Faek
Contributors: Maysaa Abu Hassen, Ziad Ayoub Arbache, Zeina al-Azem, Kinan Bahnassi, Abdul Kader Husrieh, Ebrahim al-Karmi, Yousef Meslmani, Razan Rashidi, Nabil al-Samman, RanaTamimi, Abdulhamid Qabbani
Art Director: Ghalia Lababidi
Photography:Manaf Hassan, Carole al-Farah, Fadi al-Hamwi, Adel Samara, SANA
Cartoonist: Ala Rustom
Cover: Adel Samara
Office and Marketing Manager:Vivian Toumeh
Administrative Assistant: Nour Ekkah
IT Manager and Web Developer : Tareq Mnadili
Messenger: Abdul Rahman al-Mzek
Useful Numbers
Financial Services
Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) Tel: 519 0000, Fax: 519 0099 www.dse.sy
Banks
Al Baraka Bank Tel: 443 5550 Fax: 443 5551 www.albarakasyria.com
Arab Bank Tel: 9421 Fax: 334 9844 www.arabbank.com
Bank Al Sharq Tel: 668 03000 Fax: 668 03301 www.bankalsharq.com
Bank Audi Syria Tel: 238 88000 Fax: 225 9744 www.banqueaudi.com
Bank of Jordan Tel: 639 00000 Fax: 814 2562
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Bank of Syria and Overseas (BSO) Tel: 226 0560 Fax: 226 0555 www.bso.com.sy
Banque Bemo Saudi Fransi (BBSF) Tel: 231 7778 Fax: 231 8778 www.bbsfbank.com
Byblos Bank Syria Tel: 334 8244 Fax: 334 8207 www.byblosbank.com
Central Bank of Syria Tel: 221 6800 Fax: 221 3076 www.banquecentrale.gov.sy
Cham Bank Tel: 33 919 Fax: 334 8731 www.chambank.com
Commercial Bank of Syria Tel: 221 8090 Fax: 221 6102 www.cbs-bank.com
Syria Gulf Bank Tel: 9721 Fax: 231 26112 www.sgbsy.com
Fransabank Tel: 335 3030 Fax: 211 3150www.fransabank.sy
Int. Bank for Trade & Finance Tel: 238 80000Fax: 232 5793 www.ibtf.com.sy
Qatar National Bank (QNB) Tel: 333 9779Fax: 333 9776
Syrian International Islamic Bank Tel: 611 4692/1 Fax: 611 4694 www.siib.sy
Insurance companies
Adir Insurance Company Tel: 334 4177 Fax: 334 4324 www.adirinsurance.com
Al-Aqeelah Takaful Insurance Tel: 332 8544 Fax: 332 8546 www.al-aqeelahtakaful.com
Arab Orient Insurance Company Tel: 9323 Fax: 335 2110 www.insurncesyria.com
Arabia Insurance Company Tel: 662 7745 Fax: 662 7750 www.arabiasyria.com
Arope Syria Tel: 222 4999 Fax: 334 8144 www.arope.com
National Insurance Company Tel: 334 8670 Fax: 334 8690 www.natinsurance.com
Syrian Kuwaiti Insurance Company Tel: 332 8060 Fax: 332 8062 www.skicins.com
Solidarity Alliance Insurance Co. Tel: 374 2414 Fax: 374 2415 www.solidarity-sy.com
Syrian Arab Insurance Tel: 9206 Fax: 334 8039 www.syrian-arab.com
Syrian Insurance Company Tel: 221 8430 Fax: 223 0357 www.syria-insurance.com
Syrian Islamic Insurance Company Tel: 335 3350 Fax: 335 3474 www.siic.sy
Trust Syria Insurance Company Tel: 9894 Fax: 447 2652 www.trustsyria.com
United Insurance Company Tel: 5046 Fax: 334 1934 www.uic.com.sy
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
Agency for Combating Unemployment-ACU -- Tel: 612 2607
Amal Al-Ghad -- Tel: 374 1010
BIDAYA (Boosting and Inspiring Dynamic Youth Achievement) -- Tel: 333 2002
SHABAB (Strategy Highlighting and Building Abilities for Business) -- Tel: 661 1689
SYEA (Syrian Young Entrepreneurs Association) www.syea.org
Syria Trust for Development -- Tel: 612 5026
International Organisations
Aga Khan Network -- Tel: 334 3610/1
DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service -- Tel: 371 925
FOA - UN Food and Agriculture Organization -- Tel: 613 2920 or 9700
SEBC (Syrian-European Business Centre) -- Tel: 613 3865
UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) -- Tel: 612 9811
UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) -- Tel: 613 3035/9
UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) -- Tel: 612 2592/3
United Nations -- Tel: 612 9811
UNV (United Nations Volunteers) -- Tel: 6129811
WFP (World Food Programme) -- Tel: 612 0597/8
WHO (World Health Organization) -- Tel: 332 9315
Foreign Missions
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Algeria, Tel: 333 1446, Fax: 333 4698 , www.ambalgdamas.com
Argentina, Tel: 333 4168, Fax: 332 7326 ,
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Armenia, Tel: 613 0952, Fax: 613 3618,
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Austria, Tel: 613 80100, Fax: 611 6734,
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Bahrain, Tel: 613 2314, Fax: 613 0502,
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Belgium, Tel: 613 99931, Fax: 613 99977, www.diplomatie.be/damascus
Brazil, Tel: 612 4551, Fax: 612 4553,
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Bulgaria, Tel: 445 4039, Fax: 441 9854,
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Canada, Tel: 611 6870, Fax: 611 4000,
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Chile, Tel: 331 1891, Fax: 333 1563,
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China, Tel: 333 9594, Fax: 333 8067,
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Cuba, Tel: 333 9319, Fax: 333 3802, www.embacubasiria.com
Cyprus, Tel: 613 0812, Fax: 613 0814,
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Czech Republic, Tel: 333 1383, Fax: 333 8268, www.mzv.cz/damascus
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Denmark, Tel: 61909000, Fax: 61909033,
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European Commission Tel: 332 7640 Fax: 332 0683
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Finland, Tel: 612 7570, Fax: 611 9777,
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France, Tel: 339 0200, Fax: 339 0221,
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Germany, Tel: 3790 0000, Fax: 371 8768,
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Greece, Tel: 611 5009, Fax: 611 4920,
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Hungary, Tel: 611 0787, Fax: 611 7917, www.invitation.hu/damascus/index.html
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India, Tel: 334 7900, Fax: 334 5711,
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Indonesia, Tel: 611 9630, Fax: 611 9632,
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Iran, Tel: 612 0800 Fax: 611 0997,
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Iraq, Tel: 3341290 Fax: 334 1291
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Italy, Tel: 333 2621 Fax: 332 0325
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Japan Tel: 333 8273 Fax: 333 9920
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Jordan Tel: 613 6261 Fax: 613 6263
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Kuwait Tel: 611 7644/5 Fax: 611 7647
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Malaysia Tel: 612 2811 Fax: 612 2814 www.kln.gov.my/perwakilan/damascus#mce_temp_url#
Morocco, Tel: 611 0451 Fax: 611 7885
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Norway
Tel: 612 2941 Fax: 667 0165
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Pakistan, Tel: 613 2694 Fax: 613 2662
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Philippines Tel: 6132626 Fax: 6110152
Poland Tel: 333 3010/333 6010 Fax: 331 5318
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Portugal Tel: 332 0253 Fax: 333 8464
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Qatar Tel: 333 6717 Fax: 3320370
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Russia Tel: 442 3155/6 Fax: 442 3182
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Romania Tel: 332 7570/1 Fax: 332 7571
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Serbia Tel: 333 6222 Fax: 333 3620
Slovakia Tel: 613 2114/5 Fax: 613 2598 www.damascus.mca.sk
South Africa Tel: 613 51520 Fax: 611 1714
Spain Tel: 613 2900/1/2 Fax: 613 2941
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The Netherlands Tel: 333 7661 Fax: 333 9369
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Tunisia Tel: 613 2700/4 Fax: 613 2704
Turkey Tel: 335 01940 Fax: 333 9243
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United Arab Emirates Tel: 333 5703 Fax: 331 7731
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Ukraine Tel: 611 3016 Fax: 612 1355
United Kingdom Tel: 373 9242 Fax: 373 1600
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United States of America Tel: 333 1342 Fax: 339 13999
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Airlines
Aeroflot Tel: 232 4354 Fax: 232 0105 www.aeroflot.ru
Air Algérie Tel: 221 5267 Fax: 221 5767 www.airalgerie.dz
Air Arabia Tel: 232 2014/5/6 Fax: 234 97681 www.airarabia.com
Air France Tel: 379 0800 Fax: 379 0821 www.airfrance.com.sy
Air Malta Tel: 231 1700 Fax: 231 1704
Alitalia Tel: 222 2662 Fax: 221 5897 www.alitalia.com
Austrian Airways Tel: 222 0498 Fax: 225 0368 www.austrian.com
British Midlands Tel: 331 0000 Fax: 331 7880 www.flybmi.com
Cham Wing Airlines Tel: 9211 Fax: 225 4506 www.shamairlines.com
Conviasa Tel: 232 2014/5/6 Fax: 232 20119 www.conviaso.aero
Cyprus Tel: 232 4513 Fax: 232 4854 www.cyprusairways.com
CZA Czech Airlines Tel: 223 8814 Fax: 224 5757 www.czechairlines.com
Egypt Air Tel: 224 0164 Fax: 222 3992 www.egyptair.com.eg
Emirates Tel: 9934 Fax: 619 0788 www.emirates.com/sy
Etihad Airways Tel: 334 4235/6/7/8 Fax: 334 4242 www.etihadairways.com
Gulf Air Tel: 224 9575 Fax: 229 62932 www.gulfairco.com
Iranian Air Tel: 222 6431 Fax: 221 7911 www.iranair.com
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Tel: 221 3395 Fax: 224 5726 www.klm.com
Kuwait Air Tel: 2899 Fax: 221 9166 www.kuwaitairways.com
Malev Hungarian Airlines Tel: 222 7944 Fax: 221 6666 www.malev.com
MEA Tel: 221 3147 Fax: 224 5654 www.mea.com.lb
Qatar Airways Tel: 332 6083 Fax: 332 6084 www.qatarairways.com
Romanian Airlines Tel: 222 3332 Fax: 222 2920 www.tarom.ro
Royal Jordanian Tel: 232 2014/5/6 Fax: 232 2019 www.rja.com.jo
Saudi Arabia Airlines Tel: 231 2222 Fax: 333 2912 www.saudiairlines.com
Syrian Arab Airlines Tel: 222 0700 Fax: 237 2905 www.syriaair.com
Tunisian Air Tel: 224 8887 Fax: 231 6821 www.tunisair.com
Turkish Airlines Tel: 9376 225 7277/8 Fax: 9376 ext. 5 www.turkishairlines.com
Yemen Airlines Tel: 9960/70 Fax: 231 3005 www.yemenia.com
Telecommunications
MTN Tel: 0944 222111 Fax: 662 6276 www.mtnsyria.com
Syrian Computer Society (SCS) Tel: 9955 Fax: 373 9988 www.scs-net.org
SyriaTel Tel: 0932 190000 Fax: ext. 99999 www.syriaTel.com
Hotels
Afamia Hotel Tel: 222 8963
Antique Khan Hotel Tel: 541 9450
Art House Tel: 662 8112
Beit Marrash –Aleppo Tel: 021-8297
Beit Rose Tel: 544 1241
Beit Rumman Hotel Tel: 545 1092/3/4 Fax: 545 1095 www.beitrumman.com
Beit Wakil –Aleppo Tel: 021-211 7083 Fax: 211 7082
Beit Zaman Tel: 543 5380 Fax: 541 1311
Blue Tower Hotel Tel: 334 0240 Fax: 334 2112
Carlton Tel: 212 2000 Fax: 212 2007 www.carltonhotel-syria.com
Carlton Aleppo Tel: 021-363 3118 Fax: 021-333 0202 www.carltoncitadel.com
Cham Palace Tel: 223 2300 Fax: 221 2398 www.chamhotels.com
Carol Julia Dumna –Aleppo Tel: 021-333 0660 Fax: 021-333 9005
Dar Al-Yasmin Tel: 544 3380 Fax: 544 3386
Dar Zamaria Martini – Aleppo Tel: 021-363 6100 Fax: 021-363 2333 www.darzamaria.com
Dedeman – Damascus Tel: 332 2650 Fax: 373 8661 www.dedeman.com/damascus.aspx
Dedeman –Aleppo Tel: 021-266 1600 Fax: 021-227 0150
Ebla Cham Tel: 224 1900 Fax: 542 7275 www.chamhotels.com
Fardoss Tower Tel: 223 2100 Fax: 223 5602 www.fardosstower.com
Four Seasons Tel: 339 1000 Fax: 339 0900 www.fourseasons.com
Mirage –Aleppo Tel: 021-228 8555 Fax: 021- 228 8114
Old Vine Hotel Tel: 225 0901/02 www.oldvine.com
Omayad Hotel Tel: 223 5500 Fax: 221 3516 www.omayad-hotel.com
Queen Center Rotana Tel: 666 4003 Fax: 666 4002
Semiramis Tel: 221 3813 Fax: 221 6797 www.semiramis-hotel.com
Ramsis –Aleppo Tel: 021- 221 6700
Rawda Tel: 641 2606 641 6210
Safir Tel: 647 0140 Fax: 647 0131
Shahbandar Palace Tel: 544 1359 Fax: 544 1360 www.alshahbandar-palace.com
Sheraton Hotel – Damascus Tel: 222 9300 Fax: 224 3607 www.sheraton.com
Sheraton Hotel – Aleppo Tel: 021-212 1111 Fax: 021-2121136 www.sheraton.com
Sheraton Hotel - Ma’aret Sednaya Tel: 595 8000 Fax: 595 8022 www.sheraton.com/sednaya
Talisman Hotel Tel: 541 5379 Fax: 543 3944 www.talismanhotels.com
Tadamora Palace Tel: 214 0995/6 Fax: 214 0998 www.tadamorapalace.com
Restaurants
Ahla Tala Talleh Tel: 373 0866
Al DarTel: 542 3232
Al Khawali Tel: 221 7728
Al Rawda Tel: 444 2563
Al Sanabel Tel: 444 9689
Al Zeitounah Tel: 543 1324
Alfredo Tel: 612 6857
Algora Café & Restaurant Tel: 331 6279/ 331 6215
Al-Koukh Restaurant Tel: 311 5395
Al-Qarieh Restaurant Tel: 547 5551/2
Art Café Ninar Tel: 452 2257
Art Café Tel.: 232 5757 Mob: 0988 995 566
Bab Al-Hara Restaurant Tel: 541 8644 Mob: 0988 994 199
Bab Kissan Tel: 544 5595
Back Door Tel: 444 6255
Beit Jabri Tel: 541 6254/ 544 3200
Beit Sitti Restaurant Tel: 255 9800
Boulevard Tel: 373 0000
Bread & Co. – Zanoubia Tel: 373 3566
Bread & Co. – Damasquino Mall Tel: 214 5040
Brioche Dorée Tel: 334 4192 Mob: 0947 000 680
Casablanca Tel: 541 7598
Class Tel: 613 2668/613 2674
Costa – Abu Rummaneh Tel: 331 8095
Costa – Damascus Boulevard Tel: 231 4194
Damascus Gate Tel: 547 5500 Mob: 0933 202075
Dome Lounge Restaurant Tel: 0991 555 444
Elissar Tel: 542 4300/ 542 8577
Gemini Tel: 9737
Haretna Tel: 544 1148
II Café di Roma Tel: 373 2623/2743
Journalists’ Club Tel: 223 6543
Kaser Al Wali Restaurant Tel: 446 1389/332 2336
La Casa Tel: 333 1288
La Fontana Tel: 611 4020/611 1109
La Luna Tel: 333 6444
La Montagna Tel: 373 5557
La Noisette – Malki Tel: 374 2300
La Noisette – Mezzeh Tel: 611 4020
Le Bistro Tel: 616 2626 Mob: 0966 666 176
Leila’s Tel: 544 5900
Lina’s Tel: 214 3798
Maharaja Indian Restaurant – Abu Rummaneh Tel: 335 5555
Maharaja Indian Restaurant – Mezzeh Tel: 2005
Moka & More - Damascus Boulevard Tel: 335 2281
Moulaya Café Tel: 544 4447/ 541 9786
Naranj Tel: 541 3444
Narciss Palace Tel: 541 6785 / 543 1205
Old Town Tel: 542 8088
Orient Café Tel: 245 9225
Pages Café Tel: 335 3323
Picasso Tel: 332 6400
Pit Stop Tel: 2070
Platinum Tel: 224 3901 Mob: 0988 333 900
Pop One Tel: 9707
Quattro Café-RestaurantTel: 613 3625
Rotana Tel: 232 0211 Fax: 232 0212 www.rotana.net
Sahara Café Tel: 613 6000
Salé Sucré Tel: 333 7315
Scoozi Restaurant & Café Tel: 333 2410/ 331 0511 Mob: 0955 576 135
Segafredo – Damascus BoulevardTel: 231 6272
Segafredo – Damasquino Mall Tel: 214 2422
Swiss House Tel: 9484
Taj Mahal Indian Restaurant Tel: 245 3434
Tarboosh Al-Sham Tel: 611 5158
Trattoria Tel: 332 8111
Umayyad Palace Restaurant Tel: 222 0826
Vendome Café Tel: 333 3137
Vino Rosso Tel: 541 6885
Whispers Tel: 223 5500 ext. 30/31 Fax: 221 3516
Zaman Al-Khair Tel: 644 0175/6 Fax: 644 0113
Hospitals
Al Assadi – Mezzeh Jebel Tel: 613 2501
Al Hayat – Adawi Street Tel: 445 5322
Al Razi – Mezzeh Tel: 611 8445
Al Shami – Malki Tel: 373 5090
Assad University Hospital Tel: 212 6500
Children’s Hospital Tel: 661 9101
Damascus Hospital – Midan Tel: 221 6000
Dar Al Shifaa’ Tel: 446 5340
French Hospital Tel: 444 0460
Hisham Sinan Tel: 332 3984
Ibn Al Nafees – Rukn el-Din Tel: 512 3637
Italian Hospital Tel: 332 6030
Red Crescent Tel: 442 1600
Tuberculosis Centre Tel: 575 1299
Taxi Services
Classic Rent a Car Tel: 0966 009408
Rami International Tel: 311 9991
Royal Taxi – Mezzeh Tel: 666 7491/2
Star Taxi Tel: 9207
Museums
Azem Palace Tel: 221 4984
National Museum Tel: 221 9938
Emergencies
Ambulance Tel: 110
Civil DefenceTel: 109
Electricity Emergency Tel: 118
Fire Station Tel: 113
Homicide Tel: 159
Military Police Tel: 116
Police Tel: 112
Information
Damascus International Airport – Flight Tel: 167
Directory Enquiries Tel: 147
International Call Operator Tel: 143
International Health Info Centre Tel: 161
Operator Tel: 141
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