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What comes next in Syria?

Answering your questions about the uncertain future of Syria, plus bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies explained.

Plus, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies explained.

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Syrians gather in celebration days after the fall of Bashar Assad's government at Umayyad Square in Damascus, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Syrians gather in celebration days after the fall of Bashar Assad's government at Umayyad Square in Damascus, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) (The Associated Press)

What questions do you have about what comes next in Syria?

It's been nearly a week since Bashar al-Assad fled the Syrian capital of Damascus. There's a new interim leader in place – but still many questions to be answered about what comes next for a country coming out of a decade-long war. We'll be speaking with Nader Hashemi. He's the Director of the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and an Associate Professor of Middle East and Islamic Politics at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. And Bayan Khatib who is one of the co-founders of the Syrian Canadian Foundation which formed around Canada's effort to settle tens of thousands of Syrian refugees. What questions do you have about what comes next in Syria?

What questions do you have about cryptocurrencies like bitcoin?

Since Donald Trump won the U.S. election, bitcoin's value has climbed and it's now worth over 100,000 US for the first time ever. The President-elect has promised a more crypto-friendly government in the U.S.. Here in Canada, Vancouver city council voted to give staff permission to explore the idea of converting part of the city's reserve fund to cryptocurrency. What questions do you have about bitcoin, and about cryptocurrency in general?