Afghanistan, Jan. 2 -- Syria's interim president Abu Muhammad al-Julani unveiled new banknotes, urging citizens to remain calm while the government implements gradual currency reform.

Abu Muhammad al-Julani, self-proclaimed president of Syria, and Abdelkader al-Hosari, head of the country's central bank, unveiled the new Syrian currency notes in Damascus. The ceremony highlighted a major monetary reform initiative aimed at stabilizing the nation's struggling economy.

During the event, al-Julani urged citizens to remain calm and avoid rushing the exchange of old notes, stressing that the process would be gradual and carefully monitored. He described the currency change as "the end of a regrettable period and the beginning of a new phase" f...