At least 130 children among dead after Russian-led attacks in Syria, rights group claims
The Independent
July 8, 2019
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Academics and politicians meet to discuss the Islamic State, changes at the top across security branches, Lebanon cracks down on Syrian refugees and casualty figures for Idleb released. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
As tensions between Iran and the United States increases, Syria is stuck in the middle get pulled apart from both sides writes The Syrian Observer.
Following a meeting with Israeli officials, Jamil al-Hassan has been relived of duty as head of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate writes Al-Modon.
Miraj Oral has been fighting alongside the regime for seven years as the head of of Popular Liberation Front of Liwa’a Iskandaroun reports Zaman Al Wasl.
In a meeting with Oman’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf bin Alawai, the president said that bilateral ties must serve the people and together they must face the region’s challenges writes The Syria Times.
As the 61st Damascus International Fair approaches, Venezuela’s Ambassador in Damascus has said that there are a number of companies from his country that wish to participate writes SANA.
The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has condemned that abuse that Syrian workers abroad have suffered and called for action to be taken to protect them reports Al-Watan.
After months of wrangling, the committee to discuss the Syrian constitution has agreed on six names who will be part of the civil society list writes Ana Press.
A flurry of Israeli airstrikes hit a number of targets across Syria, including scientific research centers, missile defense systems and positions controlled by Hezbollah writes Zaman Al Wasl.
Major General Maher al-Assad, brother of the president, is agitated by the investigations that have targeted some of his closest allies writes Al-Modon.
The tanker, which was boarded by British Royal Marines, was believed to be headed to the Syrian state owned Baniyas Refinery reports Asharq al-Awsat.
During first half of 2019, a number of different facilities in the chemical, food and engineering sector opened up in Tartous, creating over 100 job opportunities reports SANA.
A suicide bomber, believed to be riding a motorcycle, detonated an bomb next to a restaurant in Suweida, killing three and wounding eight reports Suweida 24 Network.
Following the appointment of a new special envoy for Sudan, the US must ensure that it does not make the same mistakes it made in Syria writes The Syrian Observer.
Since its intervention, Moscow’s priorities have shifted and it is now looking to form relationships with the US and Israel writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
A local delegation from the western Damascus suburbs asked about the fate of detainees, but were told that most of them had died in prison writes Zaman Al Wasl.
