Assad’s top advisor tells pro-Hezbollah TV channel that Damascus has always shown its willingness to respond to efforts to resolve the crisis
Rap sheet obtained after the fall of Raqqa shows residents were charged with odd crimes such as ‘tattooing women and homosexuals’
Official media reports on second consecutive day of shelling targeting the Syrian capital and its suburbs
Opposition factions claim to have arrested murder squads linked to the Syrian government, but some say the attacks are not limited to regime cells, All4Syria writes
At least 16 people are said to have been killed and injured in the attack which struck the Al-Salhiya district, Alsouria Net writes
Syrians hoping to avoid the indoctrination of pro-regime educators are forced to front massive costs for private institutions, Souriatna writes
President says Syria and its allies have dealt a ‘decisive blow’ to terrorists and their backers, during meeting with top Iranian official
Residents of the blockaded district near the capital face death from shelling, malnutrition and disease, Zaman al-Wasl writes
Contest between several parties for control of the Syrian-Iraqi border town pits ISIS against attacks from numerous sides, Souriatna writes
Russian businesses are eager to invest in tourism projects during the reconstruction stage, loyalist newspaper Al-Watan reports
Alsouria Net writes that private military companies are fighting alongside Syrian government forces in order to secure Russian interests
Israel last week announced it was ready to invade Syria to protect a border town inhabited by the Druze community
Syrian conference on Arab identity coincides with centenary since the Balfour Declaration
Top Syrian and Iranian officials meet in Damascus to review latest field and political developments, state media reports
Pro-Hezbollah Lebanese newspaper claims American official met with Syrian security head Ali Mamlouk during visit to Damascus last week
Opposition activists in the northern province hope to remove children from the burden of war through literature, Tamaddon writes
Brothers killed by unexploded cluster bomb in the rebel-held countryside of Idleb, Alsouria Net reports
Rescue workers find dozens of bodies near Maarat al-Nouman in the rebel-held province, according to Zaman al-Wasl
Attack comes as Russian-backed regime forces take full control of the provincial capital, the last major Syrian city in which ISIS had a presence
Assad’s head propagandist pushes for the creation of a new Arab narrative during conference in the Syrian capital of Damascus, loyalist website reports
