Really sick of reading hot takes about Syria from people who have barely batted an eye at what’s been happening there since 2011.

نعم، هي الحريه الي بدنا ياها. #HappyNewYear

The onshore yuan breached the psychological milestone of 7.3 per dollar for the first time since late 2023, weakening past a level that China had been defending throughout December trib.al/Q4Ii0zc

Today I discussed the importance of an inclusive political transition and regional security with interim Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Shaibani. The UK will support Syria’s long-term stability through humanitarian aid and coordination.

EXCLUSIVE — I spoke to Syria’s new Central Bank Governor Maysaa Sabreen for her first interview. Syria’s first female central bank chief, Sabreen said she wants to boost the institution's independence over monetary policy decisions, in what would be a sea change from the heavy

Mind boggling indeed. The entire area should be preserved for evidence gathering and restricted from trauma tourists. How has this been allowed to happen?

My Friday in three snaps. Abigail Morris

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Tough to find an alternative social network to share musings so I’m giving Substack a try. It reminds me of the good old early Twitter-Tumblr-Blogspot days and I’ll probably use it sparingly (as I barely do with Blusky) but here it is. Who to follow? substack.com/@nouralali

I told The New York Times that if Saudi wants to invest large sums in the US, it needs to borrow first That the $1 trillion figure is "far-fetched" And that the kingdom turned from a global lender to a borrower last year nytimes.com/2025/05/12/wor…

The most important fact about the Saudi economy today 👇 x.com/ZiadMDaoud/sta…

Truly remarkable:

Syrian lira continuing to appreciate post Trump sanctions removal promise and meeting Al Sharaa. Exchanging at around 9,000 versus the dollar in the market now in both Damascus and Aleppo. Three days ago it was above 12,000.

Noteworthy: There's a lot of excitement and relief after #Trump's meeting with #Syria's Sharaa and his announcement on sanctions relief and potential normalization with a state branded by Washington as a sponsor of terrorism since 1979. "Everyone is going to jump on board to

Reconstruction? Economic revival? Preserving what’s left of Syria’s historical sites? Nah. Let’s start with the nation’s most pressing matter of banning bikinis and covering men’s chests on public beaches.

I took the Piccadilly line for one stop