UN’s Syria envoy urges release of women, children and elderly detainees
The National
August 30, 2019
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It has been reported the regime loyalist Rami Makhlouf and a number of his siblings and managers have been placed under house arrest writes Al-Hal.
Following the capture of Khan Sheikhoun, the regime is continuing to advance, laying siege to the town of Taman’a reports Alsouria Net.
Despite repeated warnings from the US, a large delegation of businessmen from the UAE is attending the Damascus International Fair reports Syria TV.
A joint committee of Turks and Syrian have met to discuss the situation and challenges faced by Syrian refugees living in Istanbul writes The Syrian National Coalition.
President Bashar al-Assad spoke with the European Member of Parliament, Terry Mariani, about the war against terrorism and Europe’s policies towards Syria writes SANA.
Hundreds of Syrians who were displaced to Lebanon have returned to their homeland, following coordination between the Syrian and Lebanese government writes SANA.
Refugees who aren’t registered in Istanbul are facing intense pressure as the authorities seek to move them back to where they registered or Syria writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Bashar al-Assad has ordered for an investigation into the business practices of his supporter Rami Makhlouf and companies owned by him writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
The UN Special Envoy to Syria has announced that the formation of the constitutional committee is close to being completed reports Alsouria Net.
In a television interview, Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban has said that history must be written to remember the honourable sacrifices of the martyrs and the pains of the wounded writes SANA.
As the Damascus International Fair gets underway, there is a notable decline in the number of participants when compared with last year writes Brocar Press.
Following a meeting between the presidents of Turkey and Russia, Turkish soldiers have started patrols along the Aleppo-Lattakia highway reports Al-Modon.
Economic woes continue for traders in Damascus’ markets, as the Syrian pound falls yet further against the dollar writes Zaman Al Wasl.
Following the forcibly deportation of almost 2,500 Syrian refugees back to Syria in the past three months Amnesty International is calling for a halt to the practice.
