Sukkar

"There's no way they are not going to affect the population," Nabil Sukkar, a former World Bank economist who runs the Syrian Consulting Bureau for Development and Investment in Damascus, said of the sanctions.

Arab League to Punish Syria Matt Bradley 2011

It's hard to know, said Nabil Sukkar , an economist who recently moved his consulting business into the basement of his home to reduce costs.

Strife Is Closer to Home in Damascus Nour Malas 2012

AMOS: An unusual strategy because most graduates don't tailor their studies to the market, consider a job in private business, or even start a company themselves, says economist Nabil Sukkar.

Syrian Youth Unprepared For Market-Driven Economy 2010

AMOS: An unusual strategy because most graduates don't tailor their studies to the market, consider a job in private business, or even start a company themselves, says economist Nabil Sukkar.

Syrian Youth Unprepared For Market-Driven Economy 2010

AMOS: An unusual strategy because most graduates don't tailor their studies to the market, consider a job in private business, or even start a company themselves, says economist Nabil Sukkar.

Syrian Youth Unprepared For Market-Driven Economy 2010

Pakistani villagers, along with their cattle, wade through a flood water to safe area in Alipur near Sukkar on Tuesday.

Pakistan Flood Stirs Ire Over Dam Delay 2010

Here's a clip from the movie with the main soundtrack, "Sukkar Ya Banat":

Women's Stories: Caramel fantasyecho 2008

REACHING OUT: People displaced by flooding fought for blankets distributed by the Pakistani Air Force at a temporary camp in Sukkar, Pakistan, Thursday.

Photos of the Day: Aug. 19 2010

And Nadine Labaki's warmhearted hit "Caramel" ( "Sukkar Banat," 2007) about the romantic travails of women young and old, Christian and Muslim, straight and gay takes yet another approach.

Bombings, Exile, Return: Cinema of a Scarred Land 2010

"Why should we go to the United Nations while division exists?" asked Deeb Sukkar, 54, whose family had to flee the nearby port city of Jaffa in 1948, when Israel was created.

Reuters: Top News 2011