{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_cgjx63qid47dpz4ot65q","title":"Syria could delay investment projects to plug $1bn hole","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/syria-could-delay-investment-projects-to-plug-1bn-hole-cgjx63qid4","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_cgjx63qid47dpz4ot65q","seq":485412,"kind":"article","title":"Syria could delay investment projects to plug $1bn hole","url":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/09/28/syria-could-delay-investment-projects-to-plug-1bn-hole","summary":"Syria could delay some of its much-heralded investment projects as it prepares spending cuts to plug a $1 billion hole in the budget. Finance Minister Yisr Barnieh plans to take an axe to “unnecessary expenditure” after the Middle East conflict pushed up costs, official Syrian media reported on Monday. Mr Barnieh has vowed not to cut wages, health care or schools. However, approved investment projects will be “reassessed” according to their necessity and how much progress…","published":"2026-09-28T17:03:20Z","seen":"2026-09-28T17:30:40Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-thenationalnews-com-2cb87a","name":"thenationalnews.com","domain":"thenationalnews.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q2544289","name":"The National","type":"newspaper","country":"AE","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-thenationalnews-com-2cb87a","topics":["middle-east"],"authors":["The National"],"entities":[{"id":"Q858","name":"Syria","type":"place"}],"image":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/AQIWX4GZAZFJPPTGIKHC7RWQBE.jpg?auth=334818f291f42c9f881b1bbd0dfc3a69b2c1760b8b5ed1dc7ab9919dd2b7f9b8&height=2965&smart=true&width=3953","mentions":2,"story":"st_cgjx63qid47dpz4ot65q","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.8100000023841858,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.6499999761581421,"political":0.8999999761581421}]}