Overshadowing the debate on currency reform is a deeper crisis: the severe restrictions on withdrawals from Syria’s banking system, al-Modon writes.
The transitional government in Damascus lacks both popular legitimacy and an electoral mandate to make concessions on Syria’s sovereignty, Marwan Kablan argues in Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
Alongside its mediation role, Azerbaijan is expanding cooperation with Syria through humanitarian and energy assistance, Syria TV writes.
The vessel MJ Sofia docked in Tartous in the early hours of Wednesday carrying more than 19,000 metric tons of Romanian barley, according to al-Hal.
