A guard inspects an engraved stone, originally found at a Byzantine underground tomb complex believed to be over 1,500 years old and uncovered by a contractor in Maarat al-Numan, Syria, May 30, 2025. (Photo: AP)
People hold a banner featuring Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as members of the Syrian community and supporters gather to celebrate the fall of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad In Istanbul's Fatih district on Dec. 8, 2024. (Photo: AFP)
Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh, center right, rings the opening bell at the Damascus Securities Exchange in Damascus, Syria, June 2, 2025. (Photo: AP)