Syria's president pays for coffee with Visa card as Damascus rejoins financial systems
- Published on 27/08/2026 - 11:13 GMT+2•Updated 11:23 A cup of coffee in the Old City of Damascus became Syria's chosen symbol of global economic reintegration.
- Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, accompanied by central bank governor Mohammed Safwat Raslan, tapped a Visa card at a café in a video posted by an official government account to mark Washington's decision to strike the country from its terrorism blacklist.
- "For more than 15 years, this simple transaction was impossible," the accompanying post read.
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- Published on 27/08/2026 - 11:13 GMT+2•Updated 11:23 A cup of coffee in the Old City of Damascus became Syria's chosen symbol of global economic reintegration.
- Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, accompanied by central bank governor Mohammed Safwat Raslan, tapped a Visa card at a café in a video posted by an official government account to mark Washington's decision to strike the country from its terrorism blacklist.
- "For more than 15 years, this simple transaction was impossible," the accompanying post read.
Sources: Euronews