Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria
The Syrian regime’s attempt to revive the Baath Party’s role in political life, after decades of marginalization, draws parallels with Saddam Hussein’s efforts to revive tribal influence in Iraq post-1991, Marwan Kabalan writes in Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. Excerpts.
In April 2024, Lebanese General Security officers arrested Ahmed Adnan Shamsi al-Haidar and forcibly returned him to Syria.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements about the possibility of meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad provoked reactions from Syrian figures, Enab Baladi writes.
Al-Watan writes that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his readiness to meet with President Assad, recalling the “family” relations between the two nations
Ozil called on his country’s government to communicate only with the Syrian state and avoid communicating with other parties, Shaam Network writes.
Confidential sources confirmed to Syria TV the arrest of Mohammed Tayseer al-Khatib, a pro-Russian businessman.
The meeting took place against the backdrop of ongoing humanitarian efforts in Syria, the pro-government al-Baath writes.
