The tourism ministry's decision marks the first time the Damascus authorities have issued guidelines related to what women can wear since Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December.

The order drew concerns among some Syrians about their personal freedoms under the country’s new Islamist authorities.

Le ministère du tourisme souligne qu’il est nécessaire de porter dans les lieux publics « des vêtements amples et de couvrir les épaules et les genoux ».

DAMASCUS: Syria’s Islamist-led government has decreed that women should wear burkinis or other swimwear that covers the body at public beaches and swimming pools, while permitting…

In base alle nuove regole annunciate dal governo, che per molti versi riprendono quelle in vigore in altri paesi islamici

Il governo ad interim di al-Sharaa impone alle donne di indossare il burkini e costumi più coprenti sulle spiagge pubbliche

The rules are aimed at "enhancing public safety standards and preserving public decency", state media reports.

Women have been ordered to wear more conservative dress for the first time since the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Islamist coalition came to power

The tourism ministry's decision marks the first time the Damascus authorities have issued guidelines related to what women can wear since Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December.