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Debt, loans: President Sharaa pulls out all the stops to fill Syria's coffers

Syrian transitional president Ahmed al-Sharaa, 28 August 2025.
Syrian transitional president Ahmed al-Sharaa, 28 August 2025. © ImageBroker/Mohammad Bashir Alda/Newscom/MaxPPP

Replenishing Syria's state coffers (1/4) – Between Qatari financial channels, pressure on former oligarchs and the use of external financial consultants, Damascus's finance chiefs are working hard to fill the new regime's coffers in order to ensure its sustainability.

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France
French Gulf-focused Global Diwan business club loses heavyweight

François Gouyette, former French ambassador to Algiers, stepped down from his position as senior advisor at Global Diwan at the end of September.
François Gouyette, former French ambassador to Algiers, stepped down from his position as senior advisor at Global Diwan at the end of September. © Amine Chikhi/APP/MaxPPP

On the heels of resignations from Gulf royals, ex-ministers and diplomats, the former French ambassador to Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, François Gouyette, has now also decided to step down from the French business network geared towards the Gulf.

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United States, Venezuela
Washington secretly mapping Maduro's defences from Caribbean

The US special forces' mothership MV Ocean Trader and a mini submarine used by Navy SEALs for their clandestine operations off the Venezuelan coast (top right).
The US special forces' mothership MV Ocean Trader and a mini submarine used by Navy SEALs for their clandestine operations off the Venezuelan coast (top right). © US Navy

The US special forces' mothership, the MV Ocean Trader, has been deployed to the Caribbean. According to our sources, it is being used as a clandestine base for the operators, combat swimmers and drones that are preparing possible strikes on Venezuela's military and energy infrastructure.

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