Roger Asfar is a freelance journalist based in Beirut. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/roger-asfar/rss en War Economy Tue, 25 Apr 2017 13:26:05 +0000 Roger Asfar https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/04/25/the-business-of-smuggling-supplies-in-besieged-eastern-ghouta https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/04/25/the-business-of-smuggling-supplies-in-besieged-eastern-ghouta A recent government offensive shut down smuggling tunnels rebels used to bring in supplies to besieged Eastern Ghouta. With nearly 300,000 people reportedly on the brink of famine, only a pair of businessmen can provide supplies. But they aren’t cheap.