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Thursday, 27 July

04:44

Military Situation In Syria On July 26, 2023 (Map Update) "ConflictWatch Feed Rojava"

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On July 26, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours;
On July 26, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Tal Tamar;
On July 26, Alexander Lavrentiev Russias Presidential Envoy for Syria met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus;
On July 25, HTS arrested 13 people from the village of Batabo on charges of being members of armed cells affiliated with hostile parties;
On July 25, the US Air Forces condemned in a statement the unprofessional behavior of a Russian fighter jet harassing a US drone two days earlier over Syria.

22:49

Arabic press review: Syrian pound loses third of its value in two months "ConflictWatch Feed Syria"

Arabic press review: Syrian pound loses third of its value in two months

Meanwhile, a Moroccan is on trial in Germany over espionage charges and Egyptian NGOs decry worst decade for human rights in the county

Mohammad Ayesh Wed, 07/26/2023 - 13:49

A merchant counts Syrian pound notes, bearing a portrait of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, at the Bzourieh market in the centre of the Syrian capital Damascus on 11 September 2019 (AFP)

A merchant counts Syrian pound notes, bearing a portrait of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, at the Bzourieh market in the centre of Damascus on 11 September 2019 (AFP)

Syrian pound in decline

The Syrian pound has lost about 30 percent of its value in two months, the London-based Al-Araby Al-Jadeed newspaper reported on Saturday.

The lira stood at over 12,000 pounds against the US dollar on 21 July, the lowest exchange rate on record, according to the newspaper.

The lira value has been in free fall for two months, since it passed 9,000 lira to the US dollar on 11 May.

The price of gold also jumped to its highest level against the pound, with the price of 21-karat one gram costing 595,000 lira.

Syrian traders said the price of essential goods has increased by up to 40 percent amid the currency woes....

07:22

Military Situation In Syria On July 25, 2023 (Map Update) "ConflictWatch Feed Syria"