Can Syria’s new leaders fix the broken economy?

After almost 14 years of civil war, Syria’s economy has been decimated.

Most of its oil and gas wells, roads, electricity grids, farmland and infrastructure are damaged.

A wide range of Western sanctions have been imposed on the country and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the main organization that overthrew Bashar al-Assad and is now leading Syria’s transition, which have further weakened the economy.

The new administration claims that removing those sanctions is essential for assisting with country reconstruction. But will they be removed?

Plus, Ukraine has halted Russia’s gas flows to Europe.