Syrian Pound Crashes Further
AL-MODON (Lebanese news website)
February 22, 2021
The Syrian pound has sunk even further, reaching a new low of 3,430 against the dollar in Damascus, writes Al-Modon.
The Syrian pound has sunk even further, reaching a new low of 3,430 against the dollar in Damascus, writes Al-Modon.
Syrian intelligence has released a list of 100 individuals wanted in connection with assassinations and bombings near Damascus, according to Sowt Al-Asima.
Polar air pressure will bring snow, hailstones, and temperatures as low as three degrees celsius, according to SANA.
Turkish-controlled zones in Aleppo are witnessing higher rates of bombings, assassinations, and infighting, writes Baladi News.
Syrian intelligence members have forcibly conscripted young men from bakery queues in eastern Ghouta, according to Sowt Al-Asima.
Syria’s central bank has attempted to correct a spiraling currency crisis by shutting down businesses, reports Al Souria Net.
A party has been refused permission to organize protests against government policies, writes North Press.
Alcohol and mezze prices have soared as the Syrian economy spirals, according to Etihad Press.
A former National Defense commander has allowed gambling to proliferate in Harasta, writes Sowt Al-Asima.
Government patrols have cracked down on shops doing business using the US dollar, instead of the Syrian pound, reports Sowt Al-Asima.
Firas Tlass, a Syrian businessman, has announced the creation of a new opposition party, writes Al-Modon.
A WHO representative in Syria has expressed concern over the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine in a divided country still at war, reports Al-Masdar.
Journalist Union President Mousa Abdel Nour has spoken out for the first time since Hala al-Jarf’s arrest, according to Al Etihad Press.
Following two weeks of tension in the cities of Hassakeh and Qamishli, life should return to normal according to the Asayish, reports North Press.
Assad has made efforts to cool tensions in Suweida after a spat involving the head of the Unitarian Druze Community, reports Alsouria Net.
The Syrian Government has arrested several individuals on charges of “cyber crimes,” including an inspector and a TV news anchor.
The wife of Hannibal Gaddafi has killed a women with her car and threatened to run over witnesses to the crime reports The Levant News.
Trees are being cut down in Damascus to be sold as firewood and now included fruit trees in eastern Ghouta reports Sowt Al-Asima.
An earthquake has struck the Syrian-Iraqi border and was felt by people in Deir ez-Zor and Hassakeh reports SANA.
Prime Minister Hussein Arnous has held a meeting with the Damascus Countryside Chamber of Commerce to discuss economic and industrial issues, and means to support production writes Al-Watan.
