It is hoped that the new bank will foster economic cooperation and also help the two countries circumnavigate US sanctions writes Alsouria Net.
With 13.1 million people in need of aid in Syria, ensuring that it is delivered is a logistical nightmare and guaranteeing that it gets to the right people is even more difficult writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
A gas shortage in Aleppo has led to a wave of anger among residents and caused the death of two children writes Al-Modon.
The use of hashish and Captagon in Raqqa has been blamed for the social fragmentation that has occurred since the outbreak of the revolution writes Al-Modon.
The regime has frozen the assets of many individuals with links to the opposition, but rarely those of regime officials writes Alsouria Net
The reconstruction bill for Syria is estimated to be over $388 billion writes Al-Watan
Many families are confused and anguished about the fate of their relatives and the lack of information about how they died writes Alsouria Net
The war in Syria has caused its economy to collapse, but reclaiming the deposits of Syrians from foreign banks could help the economy to grow writes Al-Watan
There is a dangerous lack of medical services in Deir-ez-Zor and the few that do exist are operated by unqualified individuals writes Ain al-Medina
The families of torture victims have banded together to seek justice for the crimes that were committed in regime jails writes Geroun
For the first time in years, Syrians in Raqqa can choose to observe a relaxed Ramadan, without the rigid regulations imposed by the Islamic State group and their religious police writes Al-Araby
Draft legislation to tackle the many infractions of of the Personal Status Law created, Al-Watan reports
Lamenting the loss of their homes and livelihoods, there is little for Afrin’s Kurds to celebrate this Nowruz, Middle East Online writes
Girl was taken by masked men in Bar Elias while on the way to school, witnesses tell Al-Modon
Militias subordinate to regime agencies are operating with near impunity in the western province, according to Sada al-Sham
Syria’s rebel-held southern areas are facing a thriving drugs trade targeting youths, Zaman al-Wasl writes
Thousands of displaced brave harsh weather and a lack of aid in a stretch of no-man’s-land between Syria and Jordan, Zaman al-Wasl writes
In rebel-held Daraa, locals are confused by the rising cost of basic goods as the region witnesses a strengthening of the pound
Harsh economic conditions and difficulty accessing aid has forced a generation of Syrian children into work at the expense of their education, Alsouria Net writes
Authorities in the capital downplay size of displacement issue in interview to loyalist Al-Watan, claiming widespread fraud had taken place due to incompetence of aid organizations
