AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoPayments & Finance: Visa and Mastercard have started international card transactions in Syria, with President Ahmed al-Sharaa reportedly using a Visa card in Damascus after the U.S. removed Syria from the state sponsors of terrorism list—an early sign of Syria reconnecting to global payment rails. Education & Language Policy: University of Rojava and Rojava University criticized new Syrian education rules that cut Kurdish-language instruction to three periods weekly, warning it could undermine science and applied learning where Kurdish had been the main medium. Tech for Health: Researchers from Latakia University published a structured review on deep reinforcement learning for medical imaging, mapping where reinforcement learning can help and where lab choices may trip up real clinical use. Defense Tech & Regional Security: Turkey’s homegrown drones keep spreading across the region, with reports of Bayraktar Akinci activity in Yemen and Libya underscoring how drone ecosystems are reshaping regional air power. Energy Sector Reform: A report argues Syria can rebuild its power sector using lessons from Jordan—especially separating regulation, transmission, and commercial operations—to avoid costly missteps.
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