Nowruz Declared National Holiday in Syria

Syria’s interim president Ahmed Sharaa has declared Nowruz a public holiday, recognising the spring festival and aiming to strengthen national unity and cultural inclusion.

Syria’s interim president Ahmed Sharaa has declared Nowruz a national holiday, marking a rare symbolic move to recognise cultural diversity in the war-scarred country.

In a decree issued on Friday, January 16, Sharaa described Nowruz as a symbol of renewal, spring and social cohesion, ordering a nationwide public holiday to be observed annually.