The media advisor of the Syrian president suffered a head hemorrhage. Opposition media outlets say the accident seemed deliberate.
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Documents obtained by Syria TV show that the regime seeks to make Lebanon its “backyard” to return to the SWIFT system.
The funeral processions did not witness any friction with the Turkish army, Damas Post writes.
The regime’s unwillingness to engage in genuine dialogue, combined with its strong position, makes negotiation an unlikely path for change, Hazem Nahar writes in Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
“We are currently living through the revolution of the internet”, Minister of Communications Iyad al-Khatib told al-Watan.
The Turkish authorities have closed all border crossings linking them with northwestern Syria, Shaam Networks writes.
