To ensure sustainable development of rural areas in Syria and whose woman is the backbone, the EU has made a budget of 500,000 euros to help women in collaboration with the responsible development of rural areas. HASSAN SABAH benefited from funding to create a small business in cheese manufacturing . Its high quality product is now consumed in the most luxurious hotels in Damascus. EUROMED-NEWS is a regional project financed by the European Commission in the framework of the Call for tender “Media Activities in the ENPI Countries”