Two men have been put on trial in Germany, accused of committing crimes against humanity and torturing detainees, in the first trial of its kind.
A survey conducted by a Russian news agency suggests that popularity for President Assad is low and there is discontent with the government’s policies write All4Syria.
The Ministry of Interior have announced the arrest of almost 200 people for breaking curfew, although other expect the number to be far higher writes Sowt Al-Asima.
Following the recent resignation of Bassam al-Sahyouni, the General Shura Council of Idleb has elected a new leader reports Enab Baladi.
To protect themselves from the spread of the coronavirus, Russia has withdrawn its forces from a number of neighbourhoods in Aleppo writes Zaman Al-Wasl.
Residents in rural Aleppo have held demonstrations at the Ghazawiya crossing, demanding that they be allowed to cross, without harassment reports Enab Baladi.
The Russian Navy has announced that the Rostov-on-Don submarine will join their fleet in the Mediterranean, replacing the Krasnodar submarine reports Al-Masdar.
Syrian men, who were worked as security guards at oil fields, have found themselves forced to fight on the frontlines for rogue General Khalifa Haftar’s militias in Libya writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
The former Russian ambassador to Syria has been scathing of the Syrian regime in a recent publication, accusing them of failing the Syrian people and being guilty of corruption and causing recent economic failings writes Ana Press.
Mohamed Tano has been executed by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham for blasphemy, although other claim that he was accused of criticising the group’s leader reports Zaman Al-Wasl.
Humam al-Rifai, who settled with the regime and worked for the Military Security Branch, was shot to death as he slept in his home reports Jesr Press.
The home of a military commander was targeted by unknown attackers, who used an artillery shell, but only caused material damage reports Smart News.
Egypt has reaffirmed it commitment to Syria and ensuring that Resolution 2254 is implemented and Syrian unity is ensured reports Al-Watan.
A video has been released showing a young girl who collapsed in the street in Damascus, of an unknown illness, and was not helped by onlookers and people passing by writes Baladi News.
A US military convoy travelling through Qamishli has been forced to turn around by residents and the Syrian Arab Army, who chanted their disapproval and threw stones writes SANA.
As the coronavirus spreads through Syria, there are fears for the prisoners languishing in Syrian regime prisons and calls for them to be released writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
