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January 2019

US Pullout From Syria Is All Risks, No Gain

Donald Trump’s haphazard foreign policy decisions show a lack of knowledge of regional dynamics and bring no benefit to the United States, writes Emile Nakhleh.

Cairo Calls on Syria to Rejoin Arab League

Syria’s membership to the Arab League was suspended in 2011, after regime forces launched a fierce response to anti-government protests writes Anadolu Agency.

Agricultural Sector Revitalized in Deir ez-Zor

The government has announced the rehabilitation of the agriculture sector in Deir ez-Zor and which will positively impact the tens of thousands of returning people writes SANA.

Snow Besieges Syrian Refugee Camps in Lebanon

Refugees living in the Lebanese region of Arsal have been hit by a lack of aid, food and fuel, and are also being battered by winter weather reports Alsouria Net.

Bahrain to Resume Flights to Damascus

Flight between Bahrain and Syria are set to resume in 2019, after they were stopped in 2011, following the brutal crackdown by regime forces reports Human Voice.

New UN Envoy Begins Syria Mission

Norwegian diplomat Geir Pedersen has a long list of accomplishments from his work with the UN and the as part of the Oslo accords writes Asharq Al-Awsat.

Has the Assad Regime Arrested Nawaf al-Bashir?

Nawaf Ragheb al-Bashir is a close ally of Iran and has been responsible for implementing Iranian agendas in eastern Syria writes Alsouria Net.

Will Britain Reopen Its Damascus Embassy?

Following the announced opening of a number of other embassies, people are wondering if the British Embassy is set to open its doors again reports Human Voice.

ISIS Kills Five in Raqqa

The Islamic State have taken responsibility for the gun and bomb attack, which four civilians reports The Syrian Monitor for Human Rights.