AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoSyria’s Digital Tourism Push: UAE-based Syrian entrepreneurs launched “My Syria,” Syria’s first integrated digital super app for tourism, hospitality, lifestyle, and payments, with cross-border options like Apple Pay, Google Pay, Visa, Mastercard, and AmEx—aimed at boosting visitor experience and tourism recovery. Tourism Deal-Making: Syria Travel Show 2026 (Sept 28–30, Damascus) will bring together tourism authorities, investors, hotels, airlines, tech providers, and developers to accelerate Syria’s tourism and hospitality ecosystem. Local Tech Funding: Syria’s Labby raised $10mn from Gulf investors in its first foreign tech deal, signaling renewed appetite for Syrian startups. Border Tensions: Fringe Israeli settler groups made repeated incursions into southern Syria, with reports of a near-strike halted after soldiers noticed Jewish religious curls. Refugee/Protection Pressure: A week of coverage highlights how TPS rollbacks could disrupt labor markets and livelihoods, including Syrians and Haitians facing the end of work authorization. Ancient Heritage Under Threat: Satellite reporting says Syria’s ancient and Hellenistic heritage sites were widely looted during the war.
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