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The Syrian Central Bank is working to adopt a “managed float” policy.
Enab Baladi
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July 5, 2025
The Governor of the Central Bank of Syria, Abdul Qader Hasriyeh, stated in an interview with CNBC Arabia on Friday, July 4, that Syria has entered a new phase of monetary and banking liberalization, coinciding with the gradual dismantling of the...
Chargé d’Affaires of Turkish Embassy in Damascus affirms his country’s support to new Syria
SANA
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July 5, 2025
Damascus, SANA -Chargé d’Affairs of the Turkish Embassy in Damascus, Ambassador Burhan Koroglu, affirmed his country’s support for the new Syria, noting the deep economic rapprochement between the two countries. “We are now in a new phase in...
Syrian authorities evacuate citizens amid major forest fires
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 5, 2025
Syrian rescuers were evacuating residential areas in the coastal Latakia province because of major forest fires, authorities said on Friday. Fires have been spreading across large parts of Syria, particularly the coast, for several days, with...
Turkish President: Azerbaijan ready to assist Syria with natural gas supply
APA
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Azerbaijan is ready to assist in the supply of natural gas to Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told journalists following his visit to Azerbaijan, APA’s Istanbul correspondent reports. According to Erdoğan, Azerbaijani President Ilham...
Syrian Emergency Minister: Efforts Continue to Control Fires in Latakia Countryside
SANA
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July 4, 2025
Latakia, SANA-Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management Raed al-Saleh said that efforts are ongoing to control the fires that have spread across large areas in the northern Latakia countryside. During an inspection tour accompanied by Latakia...
Syria, Jordan to enhance cooperation of local administration and municipalities
SANA
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July 4, 2025
Amman, SANA – Governors of Damascus, Maher Marwan, and Damascus countryside, Amer Al-Sheikh,met with Governor of Amman, Yasser Al-Adwan, the Governors of Damascus, Maher Marwan,with the aim of strengthening bilateral cooperation and exchanging...
Syria unveils new national emblem marking post-Assad era
Hurriyet Daily News
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DAMASCUS Syria's interim President Ahmad Al-Sharaa delivers a speech during the unveiling of the "New Visual Identity of the Syrian Arab Republic" at the presidential palace in Damascus on July 3, 2025. (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP) The Syrian...
Syria plans to return to its drama ‘golden age’
Advanced Television
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July 4, 2025
There are plenty of TV and film production centres in the Middle East, notably Cairo and today’s Dubai. Both have invested millions of dollars to ensure that their facilities are ‘state of the art’ and that local, regional and international...
Trump Makes the Right Move on Syria
The American Conservative - Washington D.C.
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July 5, 2025
The Trump administration bandwagoning on Israel’s strikes against Iran appears to have had the entirely predictable effect of making Iran less diplomatically cooperative, which is not an altogether welcome development for people who would like to...
Wildfire in Greece prompts evacuation; firefighters tackle blazes in Turkey, Syria
South Carolina Public Radio
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July 4, 2025
Updated July 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM EDT ANKARA, Turkey — A new wildfire in Greece prompted evacuations in coastal areas south of Athens of Friday, as firefighters in neighboring Turkey remained locked in a battle to contain flames tearing through...
Wildfire evacuations in Greece as blazes burn in Türkiye and Syria
1News
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A new wildfire in Greece prompted evacuations in coastal areas south of Athens on Saturday, as firefighters in neighbouring Türkiye remained locked in a battle to contain flames tearing through forested hillsides in the west of the country....
More than 31,000 trucks cross from Jordan into Syria
SANA
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July 4, 2025
Amman, SANA-The Jordanian Customs Department said that the number of Jordanian trucks that entered Syria from December 16, 2024, to July 2, 2024, reached approximately 31,434. According to data from the Jordanian Customs Department, the...
Economists: Lifting U.S.. sanctions begins economic transformation in Syria
SANA
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July 4, 2025
Damascus, SANA-The executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump lifting the majority of economic sanctions imposed on Syria represents a pivotal step that paves the way for a real economic and social breakthrough and reconnects Syria to...
Arrested workers used to send money to IS in Syria, Bangladesh: Malaysian police chief
Daily Star
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July 4, 2025
Bangladeshi workers arrested in Malaysia on charges of involvement in terrorism were sending money to the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria and Bangladesh, Malaysian police chief Khalid Ismail has claimed. Malaysian authorities have dismantled a...
Why has US policy toward Syria shifted, and what might the future hold?
Syria Direct
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July 4, 2025
MARSEILLE — United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order lifting most of his country’s sanctions on Syria on Monday, formalizing a sea change in Washington’s approach to Damascus and following through on an earlier promise to...
"Arrested Bangladeshis were collecting funds for ISI activities in Bangladesh and Syria"
Bangladesh Post
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The Bangladeshi Radical Militant Group (GMRB), recently dismantled by the Malaysian police, is believed to have been raising funds and recruiting members for the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Bangladesh, said the Malaysian government on Friday....
How ISIS radicalised Bangladeshi expat labourers in Malaysia to recruit terrorists, fund group in Syria
The Week
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Malaysian security forces have cracked down on an Islamic State module comprising Bangladeshi nationals working in the Southeast Asian nation, said officials. The Islamic State module recruited members from the Bangladeshi expatriate community...
Syrian Migrant Arrested After Axe Attack on High-Speed German Train Headed for Austria
[your]NEWS
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July 3, 2025
At least five injured in ICE train assault before passengers overpower suspect near Bavarian town of Straßkirchen. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom STRAßKIRCHEN, Germany — A 20-year-old Syrian migrant was arrested Thursday after attacking passengers...
Rural south Syria faces disaster amid worst drought in 40 year
The New Arab
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July 4, 2025
A farmer in Qamishli in northern Syria watches as wheat is unloaded at a silo. Syria is facing an unprecedented drought this year causing scores of farmers to lose their entire crops [Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty] Farmers in southern Syria are...
Malaysia police: Arrested Bangladeshis were collecting funds for IS activities in Bangladesh, Syria
The Business Standard
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July 4, 2025
The Bangladeshi Radical Militant Group (GMRB), recently dismantled by the Malaysian police, is believed to have been raising funds and recruiting members for the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Bangladesh, said the Malaysian government today (4...