Two U.S. lawmakers sent a letter to their administration urging the easing of sanctions on Syria, Jana al-Issa writes for Enab Baladi.
Women are “primarily responsible for their families and husbands”, the head of the Women’s Affairs Office in the Syrian caretaker government said.
The main vault of the Central Bank was spared from thefts because it is bomb-resistant and requires three separate keys, held by different individuals, as well as a complex code to open it, Enab Baladi reports.
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Syria’s largest business lobbying group recently announced the country’s shift to a free market economy, marking a significant departure from its nominally socialist system, was effectively monopolized by regime-affiliated businessmen, Daraj writes.
In an interview with Syria TV, Jalali noted that cooperation among various parties has ensured the uninterrupted provision of services in state institutions.
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On Monday, December 9, the selling price of the US dollar stood at 17,000 Syrian pounds, while the buying price was 16,000 Syrian pounds.
Claude Hanna Khoury, a soldier in the Lebanese army, disappeared forty years ago, al-Modon writes.
Syria TV reached out to Diab Sarya, the founder of the Association of Detainees and Missing Persons of Sednaya Prison
The Military Operations Administration announced a curfew in Damascus starting at 4 PM and continuing until 5 AM.
The budget allocations total 52,600 billion Syrian pounds, with 37,000 billion allocated for current spending and 15,600 billion for investment spending.
The price hikes in Aleppo are largely attributed to the devaluation of the Syrian pound against the US dollar, Enab Baladi writes.
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During his lengthy imprisonment, Mohammed endured severe physical and psychological torture.
Syria TV says the new law specifically targets graduates in the following educational disciplines: mathematics, life sciences, physics, chemistry, English, French, Russian, literature, and primary education.
In 2011, the public sector employed 3.5 million Syrians, but only 1.8 million remain today, according to Imad al-Din al-Musbah, a former advisor to the Damascus Labour Union.
The Deputy UN Envoy affirmed that a comprehensive solution, in line with Security Council Resolution 2254, is the only viable path forward for Syria, al-Watan writes.
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