<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Anas Nasri, the brother of artist Asala Nasri, sparked widespread controversy on social media after announcing his candidacy for the presidency of Syria via a sarcastic post on his Instagram account.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Anas Nasri announces his candidacy for the presidency of Syria in a sarcastic way</span> </h2><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DDeMa3ioqiH/?igsh=MXhzaHE3OTFudzR4aw=="></oembed></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Anas Nasri's announcement came at the request of his mother and wife, according to what he stated in his post.<br><br> Nasri wrote in a humorous style: “Your next candidate for the presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic: me. My promise is simple: no more than two hours of electricity a day, in order to preserve the authenticity of Syrian darkness. Crises? We will not solve them, we will sing about them.” He added that his ambition is not power per se, but to be the first president to wear a black suit in the People’s Assembly, with a mood.</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Victory Friday celebrations in Syria</span></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In a field development, the Syrian capital, Damascus, witnessed unprecedented celebrations following the end of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Thousands gathered in Umayyad Square, expressing their joy at this long-awaited historic moment.<br><br> The celebrations coincided with a call by Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, to take to the streets to celebrate what he described as the “victory of the blessed revolution.” Syrians participated in Friday prayers under the slogan “Friday of Victory,” with mosque sermons unifying around a call for national unity and building a new future for all Syrians.</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Transitional government messages and calls for unity</span></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The celebrations in Damascus witnessed a remarkable presence of leaders of the transitional government, headed by Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir, who stressed in his sermon from the Umayyad Mosque the importance of joint work to rebuild Syria.<br><br> The new police parade that toured the streets of the capital also caught the eye, symbolizing the beginning of a new era. During the celebrations, the participating speakers stressed the need for solidarity among the various segments of the Syrian people to achieve stability in the coming period.<br><br> Abu Muhammad al-Julani also called for adherence to peacefulness during the expression of joy, demanding not to fire bullets or terrorize civilians, and stressing that the next stage requires intensive efforts to rebuild Syria and unify the ranks of its people.<br><br><br></p>