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Syria Plans to Issue New Banknotes, Remove Two Zeros from Currency
Sada Elbalad
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August 23, 2025
Sun 24 Aug 2025 | 01:14 AM The Central Bank of Syria has dismissed concerns that the introduction of new banknotes, which will remove two zeros from the Syrian lira, will weaken the currency or trigger inflationary pressures. Governor Abdel Qader...
Damascus protest calls for end to Gaza starvation, siege
Press TV
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Ali Mohammad Press TV, Damascus In central Damascus, Syrian and Palestinian youths gathered in the Sabki Park to protest the Israeli regime’s ongoing siege of Gaza. The demonstrators denounced the starvation of Palestinians, called for opening of...
Only 25 people can solve Syria’s darkest puzzle. They’re dentists
The Times
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In a basement office in Damascus, three middle-aged Syrian dentists are smoking and drinking Turkish coffee before heading into what they call the “rooms of bones”.There, on two long tables, are lines of yellowing fibulas and femurs, each...
Postponement of People’s Assembly Elections in Three Syrian Provinces
Jordan News
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August 23, 2025
The Supreme Committee for People’s Assembly Elections has decided to postpone the electoral process in the provinces of Sweida, Hasakah, and Raqqa due to the ongoing security challenges in these areas.اضافة اعلان Dr. Nawar Najmeh, the committee’s...
Damascus denies reports of imminent Syria-Israel security agreement
North Press Agency
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August 23, 2025
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs an Expatriates denied on Saturday reports about a potential security agreement between Syria and Israel, allegedly set to be signed on Sep. 25 under the auspices of the United...
Syria Denies Signing Security Agreement with Israel
Jordan News
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August 23, 2025
The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied reports of an upcoming security agreement with Israel scheduled for September 25, according to the German Press Agency (DPA).اضافة اعلان The Coordination and Communication Office of the Ministry’s...
Fake Gaza Fund Scam Busted: Ahmedabad Police Bust Syrian Gang Collecting Fake Gaza Donations; One Arrested
Latestly
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August 23, 2025
Ahmedabad, August 23: In a major operation, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch has busted a Syrian gang that was collecting donations from local mosques by falsely claiming to be victims of the Gaza conflict. One of the gang members, Ali Meghat Alzahar...
Fort, fusion & the rise of folk music
Financial Express
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By Harleen Kaur Jaggi Come October, Jodhpur’s iconic Mehrangarh Fort will once again reverberate with the sound of folk music from across the world including Bhutan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Syria, Switzerland, Portugal, the UK, Poland, Finland,...
Syrian state TV: Syrian Internal Security frees kidnapped civilians in Suwayda (southern Syria)
Enab Baladi
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August 23, 2025
Syria’s state-run al-Ikhbariya TV reported on Friday, August 22, that Internal Security forces in Suwayda province (southern Syria) freed a number of kidnapped civilians and handed them over to their families in the presence of Brigadier General...
Art, culture and heritage come together at Pakistan Jashn-e-Azadi festival 2025
Gulf Today
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August 23, 2025
The spirit of patriotism, art, and cultural pride came alive at the Pakistan Jashn-e-Azadi (Celebration of Freedom) Festival 2025, a two-day commemorative event in honour of Pakistan’s Independence Day, held at the Pakistan Association Dubai, Oud...
How to watch Man City vs Tottenham today: live stream Premier League 2025/26 game, TV channels, team news
TechRadar
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August 23, 2025
The Man City vs Tottenham live stream is a heavyweight clash this early in the Premier League 2025/26 season, not least after the sides won their respective opening fixtures 4-0 and 3-0. City purred in winning by four goals at Wolves. An Erling...
Syrian Gang Extorting Money From Mosques by Posing As Gaza Victims Busted by Ahmedabad Crime Branch, 1 Arrested
Latestly
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August 23, 2025
Ahmedabad, August 23: The Ahmedabad Crime Branch busted a Syrian gang who were posing as Gaza victims and extorting money from the mosques, the police said. The crime branch officials have arrested a Syrian national, namely Ali Meghat Alzahar, who...
Syria denies reports that it will sign security deal with Israel
The New Arab
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August 22, 2025
Israel has occupied areas of Syria beyond the Golan Heights after the Assad regime fell in December 2024 [Getty] The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Friday denied reports claiming that Syria would sign a security agreement with Israel next September....
LETTER: The art of the kneel
Las Vegas Review Journal - Nevada
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August 23, 2025
Donald Trump hosts Vladimir Putin in Alaska. I don’t know what was worse at the Alaska summit, an American president being humiliated by a former KGB agent or the press coverage. President Donald Trump rolled out a red carpet announcing might...
SUE REID: Ten years ago, Angela Merkel opened Germany's borders to Syrian refugees. It was a trigger for mass arrivals across the Continent and a decade that changed Europe for ever
Daily Mail
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August 23, 2025
Ten years ago Germans were putting balloons on lampposts to greet a multitude of foreigners. The popular tabloid, Bild, screamed the headline 'Refugees Welcome' as a million or more migrants began to flow over the border. Warehouses in Berlin were...
Syria to revalue its pound and print new banknotes to boost economic recovery
The National News
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Syria will issue new banknotes, removing two zeroes from its currency in an attempt to restore public confidence in the severely devalued pound, according to sources and documents seen by Reuters. The step is intended to strengthen the Syrian...
Syrian Handball Regains Its Breath with the First “Liberation” Youth Championship
Enab Baladi
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August 22, 2025
Enab Baladi – Lubaba al-Tawil Al-Jalaa Sports Hall in Damascus hosted the First Liberation Handball Championship for the under-17 age group (born 2008–2009–2010), between August 8 and 15, with the participation of 12 teams from different Syrian...
Controversy erupts over nude model ban at Damascus art university
North Press Agency
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August 21, 2025
By Muaz al-Hamad DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – A circular issued by the Faculty of Fine Arts at Damascus University has stirred wide controversy inside the college, after stipulating a ban on the use of the “nude model” in graduation projects...
Trump tries to Make Art Great Again
GZERO Media
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August 22, 2025
Our motto at GZERO is, “Everything is political.” Sports? You bet. See our piece earlier this year on Barcelona creating football academies in the Kurdish part of Iraq and Syria. Food? Sure. Check out our 2022 report on the battle over where...
Syria's HTS, Israel to sign 'security agreement' in September: Report
Press TV
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Israel and Syria under Hay'at Tahrir al-Shama (HTS) will sign a “security agreement” next September, amid intensified Israeli acts of aggression against the Arab country, a report says. Citing senior Syrian sources, Independent Arabia reported...