{"id":130263,"date":"2025-09-27T08:26:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T08:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=130263"},"modified":"2025-09-27T08:26:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T08:26:47","slug":"damascus-governorate-fines-shops-over-assad-regime-flags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/130263\/","title":{"rendered":"Damascus Governorate fines shops over Assad regime flags"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Authorities in Damascus Governorate imposed fines and temporarily closed several shops for displaying the flag of the former Syrian regime, local sources told North Press on Saturday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the sources, the governorate \u201csealed a number of shops with red wax and shut them down for failing to remove the prohibited flag from their storefronts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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