When Syria’s civil war came to the industrial city of Aleppo in 2012, two textile makers had to choose whether to stay or move their businesses away. Moustafa Kawai, who remained in Aleppo, moved his cotton-weaving machines to a temporary site but now has workers clearing his battered factory of debris to reopen it. In Jordan, Akkad said the Syrian government had encouraged him to return and he said he hopes to do so eventually. INSECURITYIn 2010, Aleppo had about a third of Syria’s industrial companies and industry workers, Central Bureau of Statistics figures show. Electricity is provided by a diesel generator and costs 250,000 Syrian pounds ($480) a week to power five machines.

Source: Egypt Independent October 02, 2017 11:48 UTC