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Mohammed al-Bashir is the new caretaker prime minister of Syria. Photo: Reuters
Mohammed al-Bashir is the new caretaker prime minister of Syria. Photo: Reuters
Maya Gebeily and Timour Azhari
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Syria's new interim prime minister said he aimed to bring back millions of Syrian refugees, protect all citizens and provide basic services but acknowledged it would be difficult because the country lacked foreign currency.
"In the coffers there are only Syrian pounds worth little or nothing. One U.S. dollar buys 35,000 of our coins," Mohammed al-Bashir told Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera.