Syria Removes Assad’s Image from Currency and Replaces It with National Symbols
Syria Unveils New Currency Amid Economic Transition Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, presented a new currency at a ceremony in Damascus on Monday. The revamped banknotes feature altered denominations, fewer zeros, and notably lack any connection to the former dictator Bashar al-Assad. Sharaa remarked that the adjustment to the Syrian pound’s face value serves as […]
Assad’s Regime Fall Reduces Europe’s Refugee Flow as Syrians Return Home, However, the Trend Might Decelerate
Syrians Returning Home After Government Change With the fall of the long-standing dictator, Syrians are now heading back to their homeland, marking a significant shift in the refugee situation that has impacted Europe for over a decade. For the first time in over ten years, displaced Syrians have become the primary group of asylum seekers […]
More than 2 million Syrians have gone back home since Assad’s downfall.
Syria’s Post-War Return Plans and Ongoing Struggles A senior UN official informed the Security Council that organizational estimates suggest over 2 million Syrians might return home by December, following the decline of Bashar Assad’s regime. Out of this number, 1.5 million are thought to be individuals who were displaced internally since the war erupted in […]
Many women from Syria’s Alawite community were abducted following Assad’s downfall.
Concerns Rise for Alawite Communities in Syria In the aftermath of the regime’s downfall, reports this week detail at least 33 incidents of bravery shown by members of Syria’s Alawite Muslim minority during broad daylight. The Alawites represent a branch of Shia Islam, making up roughly 10% of Syria’s population. Previously, they held a significant […]
Syria Completes Initial Global Bank Transfers Since Assad’s Downfall
Syria’s Central Bank Achieves Milestone with International Bank Transfer Syria’s central bank Governor, Haslier Abdelkadar, announced on Thursday that the new government has accomplished a significant feat by completing its first international bank transfer using the Swift system. Since 2011, Syria has been excluded from the global transaction system, a result of the harsh civil […]
U.N. Estimates 500,000 Refugees Went Back to Syria After Assad’s Decline
United Nations Reports on Syrian Refugees’ Return This week, the United Nations released an estimate indicating that about 500,000 refugees have returned to Syria since the regime of dictator Bashar Assad began to falter. Additionally, they anticipate that another million will make the trip back by the end of this year. Throughout the devastating civil […]
Syria’s State TV Returns Months After Assad’s Removal
Damascus: On Monday, Syrian state television made a formal return after a series of trial broadcasts and delays, attributing the setbacks to sanctions and outdated equipment, nearly five months after the ousting of longtime leader Bashar al-Assad. Since the new authorities gained control in December, state media, alongside other television and radio channels, paused their […]
Assad’s fall is an opportunity for a US win over China
Since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023, China has taken advantage of the conflict to criticize not only Israel, but also the United States and its position in the region. For years, Chinese diplomats have treaded cautiously. centrist In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he adjusts his language to avoid hurting either side too much. But […]
FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show A Ancient Text Discovered In Assad’s Home?
Post shared on social media He is said to be showing a video of a Syrian media report about a 500-year-old scroll in Bashar al-Assad's house. Verdict: False This video shows ancient Jewish scrolls discovered in 2017. Fact check: The Pentagon recently confirmed that 2,000 US troops are deployed to Syria, although some troops are […]
A fragile alliance: What Assad’s fall means for Maduro in Venezuela
The collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria has reverberated far beyond the Levant, shaking the foundations of other dictatorships. Among them, Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro government is facing severe warnings. Loss of external support can dismantle even the most entrenched dictatorships. The fall of Assad's regime highlights not only the fragility of the dictatorship but […]