Middle Eastern countries have faired poorly in this years Corruption Perceptions Index, with Yemen and Syria being ranked as the worse for public sector corruption write Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
George Haswani has hit back at accusations that he was involved in the purchase of the ammonium nitrate that exploded at Beirut Port reports Alsouria Net.
A Syrian opposition member has criticized the lack of agreement over the Constitutional Committee writes North Press.
Syria has expressed its support for China in the face of alleged attempts to interfere in its domestic affairs writes SANA.
The SDF has dispersed protesters in Hassakeh City after they attended a demonstration against the government siege of the city reports Al-Masdar.
Assassinations are continuing to plague southern Syria, with members of the Central Committees, who are trying to implement the reconciliation agreements, being targeted reports Enab Baladi.
Hussein Makhlouf has said that a number of service projects have been completed across the country, which aim to allow for the return of refugees writes Al-Watan.
The fifth round of the Constitutional Committee has failed to make any progress, with disagreements, differences and arguments persisting writes Alsouria Net.
A car bomb has exploded in Tel Abyad killing three civilians, in the latest attack to hit a Turkish held area reports Zaman Al-Wasl.
The Syrian Army has said that it has eliminated the terrorists who recently attacked civilian and military buses in Deir ez-Zor writes SANA.
Politicians from Suwedia have called for negotiations between all the parties in Syria and said that it is not too late for reconciliation writes North Press.
Turkey claims to have arrested 12 ISIS members on the border from Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan reports Al-Masdar.
The wife of Hannibal Gaddafi has killed a women with her car and threatened to run over witnesses to the crime reports The Levant News.
Residents of Sheikh Saad have queued for hours to try and secure heating fuel, although there was not enough to go around reports Al-Watan.
A program to help women start businesses, organised by the Businesswomen Committee of the Aleppo Chamber of Industry has concluded its sixth session reports Al-Watan.
Residents of Suweida have expressed their anger at the regime following the arrest of the head of the Druze community reports Baladi News.
