The collapse of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024 unleashed one of Syria’s most complex economic challenges in decades. Soaring inflation, eroded confidence in the Syrian pound, and the dominance of black-market speculators have turned the national currency from a medium of exchange into a symbol of financial collapse. …

Syria’s recent constitutional declaration, intended to unify a fractured nation, has instead deepened a crisis over the state’s identity, centring on divergent visions of political Islam. By designating Islamic jurisprudence as a principal source of legislation, the transitional authority in Damascus aimed to ground its legitimacy in a shared religious …

This past July, a cleric from Gaza with 1 million followers on TikTok launched a fundraising campaign on US-based crowdfunding platform GoFundMe. The stated goal: to raise 500,000 euros “for humanitarian needs and aid to civilians in Gaza.” But behind the scenes, a covert team sought to uncover his true …