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The United States has suspended operations of the Embassy in Damascus since February 6, 2012. As of market creation, the Government of the Czech Republic serves as the protecting power for U.S. interests in Syria and provides limited consular services to U.S. citizens. This market will resolve to "Yes" if the U.S. government announces the reopening of its embassy in Damascus or if such a reopening is otherwise confirmed by 11:59 PM ET on the specified date. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". An official announcement made within this market’s timeframe will qualify for a "Yes" resolution regardless of whether an actual embassy opening subsequently takes place within the timeframe. Any opening of a U.S. embassy in Damascus will qualify regardless of its exact location. Announcements that do not clearly commit to opening an embassy, such as general diplomatic statements, exploratory comments, or partial/conditional steps, will not count. The resolution source will be official statements from the Governments of the U.S. and Syria; however, a consensus of credible reporting will also be used.
Ticker
us-embassy-in-damaskus-reopend-by
Volume
420.2K
24h volume
93
1w volume
16.4K
Open interest
5.6K
Liquidity
8.6K
Liquidity CLOB
8.6K
Start
Nov 14, 2025
End
Jun 30, 2026
Status
Active
Access
Restricted
Created
Nov 14, 2025
Event ID
81428
Slug
us-embassy-in-damaskus-reopend-by
Markets
2
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