Is ChatGPT Available in Syria? 2026 AI Tool Check and 26 Prompts

Is ChatGPT available in Syria? The short answer, as of 26 October 2026, is no. Syria is not on OpenAI's list of supported countries, nor on the lists of the three other big AI tools. Here is what each provider's official page says:

• ChatGPT and the OpenAI API: Syria is on neither list, and OpenAI warns that access from outside the listed countries may get an account blocked or suspended.
• Anthropic's Claude: Syria is not a supported region, and the policy explicitly excludes use by anyone physically located in an unsupported region.
• Google Gemini: Google's Gemini availability page lists over 230 countries and territories for the web app, and Syria is not one of them; the Gemini API and Google AI Studio list, updated 22 October 2026, leaves it out too.
• Microsoft Copilot: Microsoft says Copilot is available in over 170 markets except embargoed ones, and its Microsoft 365 availability page states that all Microsoft Online Services are unavailable in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria.

This follows sanctions relief: the US Treasury removed its Syrian Sanctions Regulations effective 26 August 2025, and Syria's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism was rescinded on 24 August 2026. But each provider updates its list on its own timetable, so don't assume the door has opened.

So we don't recommend a VPN or a borrowed account: both break the provider's terms and put your account and business data at risk. Before your company adopts any AI tool, ask four questions:

• Does the provider's supported-countries page name Syria?
• Do its terms allow business use and the kind of data you will enter?
• Where are prompts sent and stored, and are they used to train models?
• Can you pay for it through a legitimate channel from Syria?

The prompts below work in any AI assistant, so keep them ready for the day your company is entitled to use one.

A good prompt gives the AI five things: a role, context, a task, constraints and an output format. In Syria, add a sixth: name the currency, and which pound, every time. The formula:

• Role: "You are an accountant at an import company" or "You are a Damascene copywriter".
• Context: your business, your city, the customer and exactly what happened.
• Task: one clear verb: write, convert, summarise, compare, classify.
• Constraints: length, language or dialect, tone, and anything that must not be mentioned.
• Format: a table, bullet points, a WhatsApp message or an email with a subject line.
• Currency: "US dollars", "new Syrian pounds" or "old pounds", never just "pounds".

Naming the pound is not pedantry. Old notes stopped being legal tender on 31 July 2026, but older contracts and ledgers are in old pounds, and Decree 293 of 2025 says documents with financial obligations dated in the exchange period are refused unless they state whether new or old pounds are meant. End any long prompt with: "Ask me about anything missing before you start." Three examples, bad first, then good:

• Pricing. Bad: "Make me a price list." Good: "You are the accountant of a plumbing-supplies shop in Homs. Convert these USD costs into selling prices in new Syrian pounds at 122 new pounds per dollar with a 25% markup on cost, as a table with the currency on every amount."
• Suppliers. Bad: "Write an email to a supplier." Good: "You are a purchasing manager. Write an email in English to a tile supplier in Turkey asking for a CIF Latakia price for two containers and a 5% discount, under 150 words, with a subject line."
• Marketing. Bad: "Write a post for my restaurant." Good: "Write 3 versions of a Facebook post in Damascene dialect for a pastry shop in Damascus about its lunch offer, each under 40 words, no exaggeration, ending with a call to order on WhatsApp."

Always check the arithmetic. With the first prompt, a 40-dollar item should come out at 6,100 new pounds (40 × 122 × 1.25). The rate of 122 is only an example (the Central Bank of Syria's official bulletin average on 25 October 2026), so use the rate for the day you price. If the AI gives another number, fix it before customers see the list.

These 13 copy-paste prompts cover the money side. Replace everything in «…» before you send; for books in two currencies, see our guide to multi-currency accounting in Odoo.

Pricing and quotes:

• Price list: Convert these USD costs to selling prices in new Syrian pounds at «…» per dollar plus a «…»% markup, rounded to «…» pounds: «items and costs»
• Export quote: Write a formal USD quotation table for a customer in «country»: «product and quantity», unit price, delivery term «…», payment «…» and validity «…».
• Currency check: Check that every amount here names its currency and the totals add up, then add a line with the rate and its date: «quotation»
• Rate change: My rate moved from «…» to «…» new pounds per dollar. Show the effect on these imported items and draft a polite price-update note: «items»

Suppliers and imports:

• Supplier enquiry: Write a short English email asking a supplier in «country» for a CIF «Latakia or Tartus» price for «product and quantity», lead time, payment terms and a certificate of origin.
• Negotiation: The supplier offered «price and terms»; my target is «…». Give 3 arguments and a polite English reply asking for «…»% off or a smaller advance.
• Proforma: Summarise this proforma or contract in Arabic bullets: price, currency, delivery term, payment dates, penalties and clauses to question before I sign: «text»

Collections:

• Stepped reminders: Write 3 reminders, friendly, clear, then firm, for invoice «…» of «amount and currency», now «…» days overdue, listing our payment methods «…».
• Receivables: Put these USD, new-pound and old-pound balances in one table in new pounds and USD at «…» (100 old = 1 new), oldest due first: «list»
• Part payment: A customer paid part of invoice «amount and currency» in «…». Write a friendly note confirming the amount received, the balance, and the rate and date applied.

Contracting proposals:

• Renovation items: As a quantity surveyor, turn this renovation description into work items with units (demolition, structure, finishing, electrical, plumbing) and list questions for the owner: «description»
• Proposal summary: Write a 150-word executive summary for renovating «building» in «city» for «owner or funder»: scope, duration and milestone payments, with no promises we cannot keep.
• Payment schedule: Check that each payment here is tied to a measurable, photographable milestone; suggest clearer wording and a clause for imported-material price changes: «schedule»

These 13 prompts handle people: expatriate customers, investors, new hires and customers on Facebook and WhatsApp. If you run the business from abroad, see our guide to running a Syrian business from abroad with Odoo.

Diaspora and investors:

• Order from abroad: Write a WhatsApp message confirming «service» ordered by a customer in «country» for family in «city»: price «…», payment «…», delivery date, and a delivery photo on request.
• Owner report: Turn my weekly notes on «project» into a short report for its owner abroad: work done, USD spending against budget, photos and decisions needed this week: «notes»
• Investor intro: Write a first English message to a Syrian investor abroad about «opportunity»: problem, solution, amount «…» and its use, and a request for a 20-minute call, promising no returns.
• Investor questions: List 10 tough questions an investor might ask about «project» (currency, transfers, ownership, risks), with short, honest answers drawn only from: «information»

Hiring:

• Job ad: Write an ad for «job title» in «city» with 5 duties, qualifications, hours, salary «…» in new pounds and how to apply, in plain Arabic, with no requirements unrelated to the job.
• CV shortlist: Compare these CVs (names and contacts removed) against «criteria» in a table and shortlist 3, one reason each: «CVs»
• Interview questions: Write 8 questions for «job title», 2 of them practical ones about «a real task», noting what separates a strong answer from a weak one.

Dialect marketing:

• Damascene post: Write 3 Damascene-dialect Facebook posts for «business» in «neighbourhood and city» about «offer», under 40 words each, no exaggeration, ending with a call to order via «channel».
• Formal to dialect: Rewrite this text in friendly «Damascene or Aleppine» dialect, keeping prices and facts, and flag words another city might read differently: «text»
• SMS: Write 3 very short SMS versions announcing «offer» until «date», with the shop name and phone, clear for all ages.

Customer service:

• Ready replies: Write polite Damascene-dialect replies under 50 words to these frequent questions on prices, delivery, warranty and payment at «business»: «questions»
• Angry customer: Reply calmly to this complaint: «complaint». Apologise without blaming, explain what happened in one sentence, and offer «fix» by a specific date.
• Complaint log: Group these complaints (names and numbers removed) by cause, count each, and suggest 3 practical fixes for next month: «complaints»

Never paste a customer's name, phone number, national ID or balance into an AI tool; replace them with codes first. Syria has a personal data protection law: Law No. 12 of 2024, in force since 1 January 2025 and published on the National Agency for Information Technology Services laws page. It treats financial data as sensitive, and its Article 15 bans transferring personal data to another country, with narrow exceptions, unless the level of protection has been verified and the Personal Data Protection Authority has licensed the transfer. Pasting it into a tool whose servers sit outside Syria may count as such a transfer, so ask your lawyer about your case. The anonymising routine:

• Write "customer-017" instead of the name, and keep the code key in your own file, not in the chat.
• Remove phone numbers, ID numbers, addresses and bank accounts.
• Round amounts or give a range when the exact figure isn't needed.
• Never paste passwords, API keys or salaries next to names.
• Put the real names back yourself once you have the answer.

Odoo 20 Enterprise builds AI into the database (the AI app is not in the free Community edition): agents with skills and sources, AI fields, email drafting, voice transcription, image generation, and a Live Chat agent that answers visitors and creates leads. But it is not independent of outside providers. Odoo's 20.0 documentation says AI requests go through Odoo's IAP service and use credits; the release notes say you select an AI provider; the 19.0 documentation names OpenAI and Google Gemini; and the 20.0 API-keys page is still under construction. The documentation also warns that installing the AI app on the Standard plan automatically triggers an upsell to the Custom plan. So ask Odoo to confirm the service works for a database used from Syria before you build on it; the rest of Odoo 20 runs without AI. More in our guide to Odoo 20 AI for businesses in Syria.

Your step this week: pick one prompt from the list, write your business context in a file your team shares, and bring your prices and customers into one system. If you are planning a move to Odoo, start with what's new in Odoo 20.