Two Franciscan Friars Die From COVID-19 in Aleppo
ASIA NEWS
September 23, 2020
It has been announced Fr Edward Tamer and Fr Firas Hejazin in Aleppo have passed away after contracting coronavirus reports Asia News.
It has been announced Fr Edward Tamer and Fr Firas Hejazin in Aleppo have passed away after contracting coronavirus reports Asia News.
Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham is using the Salvation Government to go after activists who are critical of their work, threatening them with legal charges reports Al-Modon.
An explosive device was discovered planted on a car in Daraa, which belonged to a prominent judge in the region, but it is unknown who placed the device writes SY 24.
The ceasefire in Idleb has been repeatedly violated by the regime and Russia, preventing the return of many families to their homes and killing a number of civilians reports Nadaa Syria.
US forces have reported entered Syria to liquidate members of the Islamic State, while moving other members to their base in Hassakeh writes The Syria Times.
Mazloum Abdi has said that no Kurdish political party has been excluded from the initiative to unify the Kurdish position reports North Press.
Israeli warplanes have been spotted flying over the Syrian-Lebanese border, raising alarms and fears of an another round of airstrikes writes Al-Masdar.
A Czech parliamentarian has written that the US is engaging in theft in Syria and that their presence is not legal writes SANA.
The two side have said that they will work together to use nuclear energy for peaceful means, including medicine, agricultural and mineral exploration writes Al-Watan.
Russia condemns economic sanctions and suggested assassination plots against Assad, the US bolsters troop number, and the UN urges investigations in the actions of Turkish backed groups. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
An Alawite opposition figure has called for Assad to step down, saying there can be no political solution while he remains in office writes Arabi 21.
James Jeffery is meeting with Kurdish political leaders to help broker a deal that would see a unified Kurdish political authority reports Basnews.
Despite the existence of sanctions, the Syrian Democratic Forces are selling oil to the regime, which they desperately need, facilitated by Hossam al-Qatriji reports Baladi News.
The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry has lambasted the Netherlands for their use of the International Court of Justice, while also funding armed groups writes SANA.
Children in northern Syria are being forced to work and make money to support their families, forgoing an education reports North Press.
The People’s Assembly have met to discuss upcoming projects and emphasised the need to the Syrian people and the homeland writes SANA.
Chaos continue in Daraa with a number of former members of the Syrian opposition being gunned down in the street reports SY 24.
A new report has highlighted the rise in the number of early marriages taking place in Syria and the problems that can arise when children are married off writes Sowt Al-Asima.
Travellers to Syria have been told that they must have a valid PCR test, which proves that they have tested negative for the coronavirus writes Al-Watan.
Statments by Mark Lowcock about the Bab al-Hawa crossing have been interpreted as being part of Russian plans to restrict aid deliveries to northwestern Syria reports Shaam Network.
