Humanitarian catastrophe looms over Syria, and repression intensifies in Daraa. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
The price of sugar and rice for the holders of the smart card has increased, confirming speculations, according to Athr Press.
The US State Department held a briefing with members of the US administration to discuss Blinken’s upcoming participation in the meeting on Syria, the Defeating ISIS ministerial meeting, and the G20.
Dozens of warehouses belonging to well-known traders were raided by the regime, which accused them of smuggling goods inside the country and destabilizing the currency, according to Enab Baladi.
Hezbollah’s number one man in Daraa was killed by unknown assailants after several attempts, according to Etihad Press.
A draft UN Security Council resolution is calling for the establishment of two aid crossing into Northern Syria, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Calls for the release of journalist and communist militant Bassam Safar have multiplied, according to North Press.
Syria strongly condemned recent statements by the US and Israel over the latter’s ownership of the Golan, SANA reports.
A delegation from the Syrian opposition met with the Dutch special envoy to Syria in Istanbul, according to the Syrian National Coalition.
Relations with the Kurdistan Workers Party seem to be at the core of the conflict between Iraqi and Syrian Kurds, according to Baladi News.
Syria confirmed its support to Cuba in the face of American sanctions, The Syria Times reports.
The Syrian regime is trying to classify people into two categories: the loyal ones who stayed and the traitors who fled, according to Enab Baladi.
Power cuts are getting longer and longer in Damascus as temperature rises, according to Sowt al-Asima.
The construction of a 21-story building in the new Basilia city has started, according to Hashtag Syria.
According to a study, 53% of Damascus’ population is poor, and close to 42% rely on aid, according to Athr Press.
Syrian Airlines announced that it will resume flights to Abu Dhabi next Wednesday, according to SANA.
Syria’s representative to the UN claims that aid meant to regions in Syria should not be politicized, according to SANA.
A coalition of eighty Syrian NGOs has called for the continuation of cross-border aid from Turkey to Syria, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
