Syrians hold a silent sit-in, called for by civil society, Christians, and shop owners affected by an official decision banning the sale of alcoholic beverages except in specific locations and demanding an end to state interference in personal freedoms and the sectarian division of society, in Bab Touma in Damascus on March 22, 2026. Syria's capital on March 16, 2026, restricted the sale of alcoholic beverages to select Christian neighbourhoods, the latest incident hinting at increasing social conservatism under Islamist authorities. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP via Getty Images)

Syrians hold a silent sit-in, called for by civil society, Christians, and shop owners affected by an official decision banning the sale of alcoholic beverages except in specific locations and demanding an end to state interference in personal freedoms and the sectarian division of society, in Bab Touma in Damascus on March 22, 2026. Syria's capital on March 16, 2026, restricted the sale of alcoholic beverages to select Christian neighbourhoods, the latest incident hinting at increasing social conservatism under Islamist authorities. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP via Getty Images)

Syrians hold a silent sit-in, called for by civil society, Christians, and shop owners affected by an official decision banning the sale of alcoholic beverages except in specific locations and demanding an end to state interference in personal freedoms and the sectarian division of society, in Bab Touma in Damascus on March 22, 2026. Syria's capital on March 16, 2026, restricted the sale of alcoholic beverages to select Christian neighbourhoods, the latest incident hinting at increasing social conservatism under Islamist authorities. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP via Getty Images)

Syrians hold a silent sit-in, called for by civil society, Christians, and shop owners affected by an official decision banning the sale of alcoholic beverages except in specific locations and demanding an end to state interference in personal freedoms and the sectarian division of society, in Bab Touma in Damascus on March 22, 2026. Syria's capital on March 16, 2026, restricted the sale of alcoholic beverages to select Christian neighbourhoods, the latest incident hinting at increasing social conservatism under Islamist authorities. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP via Getty Images)

Syrians hold a silent sit-in, called for by civil society, Christians, and shop owners affected by an official decision banning the sale of alcoholic beverages except in specific locations and demanding an end to state interference in personal freedoms and the sectarian division of society, in Bab Touma in Damascus on March 22, 2026. Syria's capital on March 16, 2026, restricted the sale of alcoholic beverages to select Christian neighbourhoods, the latest incident hinting at increasing social conservatism under Islamist authorities. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP via Getty Images)

Syrians hold a silent sit-in, called for by civil society, Christians, and shop owners affected by an official decision banning the sale of alcoholic beverages except in specific locations and demanding an end to state interference in personal freedoms and the sectarian division of society, in Bab Touma in Damascus on March 22, 2026. Syria's capital on March 16, 2026, restricted the sale of alcoholic beverages to select Christian neighbourhoods, the latest incident hinting at increasing social conservatism under Islamist authorities. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP via Getty Images)

A Muslim woman speaks as Syrians hold a silent sit-in, called for by civil society, Christians, and shop owners affected by an official decision banning the sale of alcoholic beverages except in specific locations and demanding an end to state interference in personal freedoms and the sectarian division of society, in Bab Touma in Damascus on March 22, 2026. Syria's capital on March 16, 2026, restricted the sale of alcoholic beverages to select Christian neighbourhoods, the latest incident hinting at increasing social conservatism under Islamist authorities. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP via Getty Images)

Dilma Rousseff, former Brazil president and current president of the New Development Bank, leaves after speaking at the China Development Forum 2026 held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Ng Han Guan / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)