Syria reverts to socialist economic policies to ease tension

Wed, July 4, 2012 - 09:37am
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/pPuaitMzp74/us-syria-economy-so...

AMMAN (Reuters) - In a drab state-owned supermarket in the heart of the Damascus suburb of Midan, Nazeer Khatib's shopping trolley is packed with everything from Thai rice to a Chinese-made electric fruit mixer, all on sale at prices far lower than in shops nearby.