Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN said that Western economic sanctions are preventing the return of refugees reports SANA
Owning a home in Damascus was once an achievable goal for many Syrian, but inflation has crushed these aspiration writes Salon Syria
Many refugees have stressed that it is not safe to return to their homeland, with many fearing reprisals writes Asharq al-Awsat
The refugees, who had been housed in chalets, have claimed that the widespread damage and the lack of services have not allowed them to return to Aleppo reports Damas Post
The Coordination Body for the Return of Displaced Persons Abroad will work with other countries to facilitate the return of Syrians writes Al-Thawra
There are concerns that the wives of former ISIS members are being abused writes Zaman Al Wasl
The closure of a field hospital, Syrian-Russian business opportunities, rebel attacks and accusations against the Turkish. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
It was hoped that the visit by the Kurdish-Arab Syrian Democratic Council to Damascus would be able to find commonality between to two sides writes Asharq al-Awsat
Aziz Isber had been accused of being part of a chemical weapons programme writes Al-Jazeera
The US Treasury Department has applied financial sanctions to a number of prominent supporters of the regime writes Salon Syria
Two drones, loaded with explosives, were set off during a military parade in the capital Caracas writes SANA
In contrast to the words of the Russian special envoy to Syria, Sergei Lavrov has said that terrorists in Idleb must be eliminated reports Hurriya Press
Russia is playing an active role in Syria’s phosphate market, but its intentions are not clear writes Al-Modon
Turkey is currently hosting over three million Syrian refugees writes Alsouria Net
Lebanese officials and the security services have been pressuring Syrian refugees to return to their homes in Syria writes Zaman Al Wasl
The Russian Defense Ministry claims that ISIS terrorists are launching attacks on other areas of Syria and they urge the US to allow access to the refugee camp writes SANA
One women was killed and others were wounded in the attack reports Zaman Al Wasl
Moscow contradicted Assad’s pledges to retake the northern Syrian rebel stronghold by force, saying there “can be no question of an operation, of a major assault on Idlib” writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed
President Assad made a speech to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the Syrian Arab Army writes SANA
In a meeting of top-ranking officers in the Assad army and its intelligence agencies, the Head of the Air Force Intelligence administration has set out plans for the next stage of the conflict writes The Syrian Reporter
