Syrian Kurdish commander sees chance to ease tensions with Turkey under Biden
Al-Monitor
November 10, 2020
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A presidential decree has been criticised for asking for unrealistic amounts of money to avoid military service, at a time when many Syrian are struggling financially writes Enab Baladi.
Many properties and areas in southern Damascus are being taken over by Iran, and residents fear the model of Beirut is being replicated reports Baladi News.
Russia is continuing efforts to recruit Syrian men to join their ranks, offering them the chance to go a serve them in Venezuela, for a large amount of money, writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
After coming to stop, intra-Kurdish talks have resumed and there is hope that progress will be achieved reports North Press.
Despite a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Turkey, attacks continue to happen and civilians continue to be killed reports Zaman Al-Wasl.
As the virus continues to spread in northeastern Syria, the Autonomous Administration has extended a partial lockdown in the area, limited businesses and public utilities reports North Press.
In a call with President Putin, Assad has said that he hopes the upcoming refugee conference will be a success and that most refugees want to return writes SANA.
Asma al-Assad has visited the Lattakia countryside, new coronavirus infections have been recorded, a school in Aleppo has closed and a campaign has started to plant trees. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Following the election of Joe Biden, the US has a steep hill to climb in the Middle East, but steps are available to them if they want to take a leading role in the region writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
The regime has been stopped from searching for wanted people in Daraa al-Balad, following clashed with former FSA members reports Enab Baladi.
With the election of Joe Biden, it is expected that there will be a change in US policy in the region, that will include reaching out diplomatically to Iran writes Al-Watan.
The casualties and destruction caused by last months violations of the de-escalation zone have been recorded by the Syria Response Coordinators reports Baladi News.
Kamala Harris will be the next Vice President of the United States and has a history of anti-Assad sentiment writes Enab Baladi.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash has called for a different approach to Syria, in an effort to put an end to the fighting writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
The Commander-in-Chief of the SDF has passed on his congratulations to Joe Biden after his win in the recent US election reports North Press.
For the third time, Turkish forces have withdrawn from an observation post that was surrounded by the Syrian Arab Army writes Al-Masdar.
Major General Rafiq Shahadah has been a prominent figure in Syria for decades and has been linked to numerous crimes and corruption.
The National Coalition has welcomed statements by James Jeffrey regarding the PKK and the need for them to leave Syria writes Shaam News.
Contrary to available information Bashar al-Assad has blamed Lebanese banks for the current economic woes that Syria is experiencing reports Al-Modon.
