Petrol shortages have also eased, while the Syrian pound has strengthened by 20% against the US dollarDamascus appeared to be adjusting to a new normality a week after Islamist-led rebels forced president Bashar al-Assad to flee the country, with schools and universities reopening on the first day of the working week.Ali Allaham, the dean of Damascus University’s arts faculty, told AFP that 80% of staff and a “large number of students” had arrived on campus. About 30% of children had returned to one school, a staff member said, and that was expected to rise in the coming days. Continue reading…
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Author : Bethan McKernan in Damascus
Publish date : 2024-12-15 19:31:09
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Schools reopen in Damascus as celebrations over Bashar al-Assad fleeing Syria continue
