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Chapter 1
Syria’s continued optimism
It has now been two months since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. Interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa has promised profound change for the country, which involves power-sharing and the inclusion of minorities in government. Hannah Lucinda Smith, Monocle’s Istanbul correspondent, has just returned from Syria and explains the mood on the ground.
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Chapter 2
Salon de l’Agriculture takes place in Paris
France is well known for female figureheads such as Marianne, the symbol of beauty and liberty. If you head to Salon de l’Agriculture this week, you will be greeted at the entrance by another female character who is a celebration of France’s bounty: Oupette, a six-year-old Limousin cow. She is the official muse of the fair and will be in her own stall, ready to be photographed. Monocle’s Paris bureau chief, Simon Bouvier, tells us more.
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