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Re:Saudi stocks slump as minister warns of ‘painful’ measure... by kingofpandora on Monday May 04, 2020 @02:20AM (#23065101)
But Syria wasn't exactly an oil-rich country. Sure they had some oil but not game changing levels like in the Gulf.

Also notable is that Syria is a "failed state" largely because of the oil money pumped into the opposition by those same Gulf States.

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Re:Saudi stocks slump as minister warns of ‘painful’ measure... by blaser-waffle on Monday May 04, 2020 @02:41PM (#23071686)
And political machinations by their neighbors (Israel, plus Lebannon pushing the Alawites north) and other interested parties, e.g. the US supporting anti-Assad militias, Russia backing Assad, etc.
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