The dollar has crossed the 700-pound level in the Syrian foreign exchange market for the first time on record.

The Syrian government has announced that it is generating money from property it owns in Lebanon and is seeking to retake possession of land it has owned in Jordan and Saudi Arabia since the time of the Ottoman Empire.

The average wealth of Syrians in 2019 stood at around a fifth of what it was in 2010, according to a report on the wealth of populations across the globe.

The Ministry of Petroleum has rejected demands that it supply more cooking gas to Syrian households at subsidised prices, citing shortages as winter approaches.