Syrian Interim Government slams regime’s refugee conference as ‘new trick’
Middle East Monitor
November 12, 2020
The International Conference for the Return of Refugees has begun in Damascus, with many speakers from foreign countries discussing the issues and means to secure returns writes SANA.
President Assad delivered a speech at the International Conference for the Return of Refugees in Damascus and said that effort were being made to provide all services needed for returning Syrians writes SANA.
Syrians inside the country and abroad have mocked the conference in Damascus, questioning why anyone would want to return, when so many problems exist reports Baladi News.
Syria and Iran have announced that a barter agreement will go into effect, with olive oil and lentils being exchanged for sunflower oil reports Al-Watan.
As a conference on the return of refugees gets underway in Damascus, President Erdogan has called for the removal of Assad from power writes Nedaa Syria.
Following statements by Saudi Arabia, the Muslim Brotherhood has hit back, criticising Iran for its role in Syria and describing them as occupiers writes Enab Baladi.
Faleh al-Fayyad arrived in Damascus for a meeting with President Assad, to discuss relations between Syria and Iraq writes SANA.
The conference on refugees begins today, but Russian efforts to get the United States and the European Union involved, appear to have failed.
As the north east extends a partial lockdown, the north west has said the coronavirus is under control, but warns that the number of cases could explode reports North Press.
After reports by SANA on the death of four US soldiers, the US military has denied the allegations, describing them as false reports Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has announced new sanctions against individuals and entities that provide support to the Assad regime’s oil production network.
The regime’s forces have surrounded the town of al-Karak al-Sharqi and are threatening to storm the area and shoot anyone present, if seized weapons are not returned reports Nedaa Syria.
Two men in possession of a large quantity of drugs were arrested, only to then be released, following intervention by senior figures in the Assad regime reports SY 24.
Russian and Syrian officials have held a meeting to discuss plans for the old city of Damascus and efforts to improve services for citizens writes SY 24.
President Assad has said that the refugee conference, which starts today, is a chance to solve a pressing issues and thanked Iran for its support and help writes Al-Watan.
Apartments in Raqqa and Hassakeh have been seized and their occupants ordered to vacate by the Kurdish Democratic Union reports Zaman Al-Wasl.
Syria is taking part in a forum that will highlight Arab cultural heritage and discuss ways to conserve ideas writes SANA.
