The design of the banknotes has been radically changed: portraits of Bashar al-Assad and his father Hafez have been removed, ...

Assad, images of the former dictator persist throughout Syria, not least on the country's banknotes. On December 30, the ...

President al-Sharaa introduced redesigned bills featuring agricultural symbols, such as oranges and olives, entering ...

Central bank will cut two zeros from Syrian pound and replace images of ousted dictator with olives, roses and mulberries ...

Bashar al-Assad’s long, brutal reign ended swiftly, but he and his close circle have had a soft landing in Russia. Credit...Aaron Byrd Supported by By Erika Solomon Christiaan Triebert Haley Willis ...