Syria’s new 5,000-lira banknote that went into circulation on Sunday is the largest denomination in the country reeling from a decade of conflict and a crippling economic crisis.
Syria war: 20,000 abandon tents after floods inundate camps
Heavy rain and snow, strong winds and flooding in north-western Syria have forced more than 20,000 displaced people to abandon their tents. Aid agency Care said camps had turned into “lakes” at 87 …
New Round of Talks on Syria’s Constitution Begins in Geneva
Delegations from Syria’s government, opposition and civil society have started a new round of meetings in Geneva aimed at revising the constitution of the war-torn country.
UN-led Syria Constitution talks resume in Geneva
Representatives from the Syrian government, opposition and civil society are meeting this week to discuss the “basic principles” of a future Syrian charter.
Syria: new banknote without Assad’s picture
A few weeks since the tenth anniversary of the start of Syria’s uprising, the Syrian central bank has issued a new banknote for 5,000 Syrian liras in the latest government effort to support the crisis …
Christian leaders urge Biden to lift sanctions on Syria
The Biden administration should end sanctions by the United States that have contributed to starvation and poverty in Syria, an open letter signed by prominent Christians and human rights activists …
Syrian refugees in Lebanon are under pressure as never before. But they say Syria is still too unsafe to return.
Syrians have long struggled in Lebanon, where around a million refugees make up some 20 percent of the population. But 2020 brought a new cascade of problems. The country’s fina …
Syria floats new bank note amid soaring inflation
A new 5,000-lira bank note is going into circulation in Syria as the country reels from 10 years of conflict and a crippling economic crisis …
Over half of Syria’s children deprived of education: UN
More than half of children in war-torn Syria are missing out on education, the UN children’s agency UNICEF said Sunday, with a third of schools in ruins or commandeered by fighters. “After almost ten …
UN Security Concerns Rise Following Murders in Syria’s Al-Hol Camp
U.N. officials are expressing alarm over worsening security at Northeast Syria’s al-Hol refugee camp after multiple murders between January 1 and 16. Fears for the safety and protection of camp …