Notes on Syria’s New Currency
THE SYRIAN OBSERVER
January 5, 2026
The currency change has come without the level of national consultation that a decision of this magnitude requires, Wael Sawah argues.
The currency change has come without the level of national consultation that a decision of this magnitude requires, Wael Sawah argues.
Military source within the SDF downplayed the likelihood of a military solution.
The clashes come at a sensitive moment in relations between Damascus and the SDF
The Syrian Minister stressed that “the al-Jazira region is a national priority,” warning that “any delay in integrating the SDF into state institutions will negatively affect reconstruction efforts.”
UNHCR’s representative in Syria, Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, said that approximately 1.3 million Syrian refugees have already returned since December 2024
The decisions shaping Syria’s future are being written from within.
The suffocating deadlock in Suweida has cast a shadow over Syria’s national scene, Ali al-Abdallah writes in Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
Syrian politician Fahd al-Masri, in exile in France for over three decades, describes the past year as nothing short of “a political miracle.”
Syria’s first post-Assad year closes with an impressive portfolio of diplomatic achievements, many argue, secured at the cost of domestic stagnation.
General Abu Qasra portrayed the current moment as a historic turning point in Syria’s modern history — a moment, he said, when a people who had resisted tyranny and endured deep wounds finally authored the epic of the Great Victory.
President Ahmed al-Sharaa met with figures from the Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC) and the American energy giant Chevron, according to al-Modon.
Since October 2024, Syrians under temporary protection have been exempt from Turkey’s typically stringent foreign work-permit regime. But a new decree changes that dynamic entirely.
Both the capital and the SDF face mounting pressure from their respective patrons to reach political settlements that would finally close the eastern file and open the region to the international investment.
For Trump, insiders suggest, the ultimate signal of engagement lies not in hosting but in visiting.
Ahmad al-Sharaa’s recent visit to Washington marked a critical waypoint in Syria’s evolving diplomatic trajectory, according to Ulta Syria.
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In light of the growing discontent, Mazen Alloush, Director of Local and International Relations at the Authority, issued a detailed statement explaining the complications affecting many Syrians, especially those passing through the main corridors linking Turkey and Syria.
What remains of Israel’s leverage is largely rhetorical, Iyad al-Jaafari argues in Syria TV.
Abdi reaffirmed that, after fifteen years of conflict, Syria could not revert to the model of a centralised state, describing this as an irreversible position for the peoples of North and East Syria.
Syria TV reports that discussions will focus on sensitive matters, including the mechanism for integrating SDF forces into the national army.
