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A combination of old bank notes (top left: the old 5000 note mentioned earlier) and new bank notes (primarily 200 new Syrian pound notes, each one equivalent to 20,000 in the old currency). These notes were received at a jewelry store as an exchange for U.S. dollars.

Middle East Forum Online

The New Syrian Currency: Observations on the Ground

An Improvement in Living Standards?

June 12, 2026

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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi

Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in a file photo.

Middle East Forum Observer

Qatar’s Al-Sadr Gamble

If Washington Misinterprets Al-Sadr, It May Lend Support to Political Arrangements That Reinforce Militia-Linked Governance

June 12, 2026

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Since assuming emergency powers in July 2021, Tunisian President Kais Saied has methodically dismantled democratic institutions, sidelined elected bodies, muzzled independent media, and violated human rights under the pretext of combating corruption and terrorism.

Middle East Forum Online

Tunisia’s Legal Trap: Saied Has Perfected the Art of Jailing Journalists

The Regime Recycles and Escalates Criminal Charges to Ensure That Inconvenient Voices Remain Locked Away

June 11, 2026

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