After allowing Syrian refugees to work in more fields, Jordan issued a record 62,000 work permits for them in 2021, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The deputy foreign minister of Syria accused the west of “economic terrorism” during a Human Rights Council session, according to SANA.
The Assad regime claimed that energy shortages were the result of sanctions, extending the leave of public servants due to the absence of heating, according to the Shaam News Agency.
Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria will sign an agreement to export electricity to Lebanon with a maximum of 250 megawatts per day, under a U.S.-backed regional plan to help ease severe electricity shortages, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Syria and Iran are deepening economic cooperation, as Iran is about to launch a Syrian-Iranian joint bank, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
All seaports on the Syrian coast were closed for maritime navigation due to the prevailing weather conditions, until further notice, according to SANA.
Crimea is willing to become a gateway to Russia for Syrian companies, in bid to deepen economic ties, according to SANA.
On Sunday, Syrian opposition figures arrived in Doha, in an “official visit” in which they met Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani, according to al-Souria Net.
Raqqa continues to witness a significant rise in youth unemployment rates, especially due to corruption and nepotism, according to SY24.
A Syrian mother and her three children died of asphyxiation in their sleep after they tried to warm their room on a cold night with coal, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Authorities in Syrian opposition-controlled areas of rural Aleppo revealed their intention to increase the salaries of teachers by 40%, after a strike, according to Baladi News.
Officials from Syria and Iraq have underlined the importance of boosting trade between the two countries, according to SANA.
Following heavy rainfall, damage has been recorded on rooftops of 24 camps, according to the Syrian News Agency.
Through a presidential decree, President Bashar al-Assad has increased the salaries of state employees by 30%, SANA reports.
The UN Special Envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, has visited Damascus in an attempt to resume the work of the Constitutional Committee, al-Souria Net reports.
The Ministry of Labour in Jordan asked all Syrian workers to obtain a permit to legalize their employment in the kingdom, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
A three-day volunteer campaign was launched in the opposition-held northwestern Syria to encourage Syrians to get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
The president of the Syrian Astronomical Association said that Syria is on track for a late winter, which will bring heavy rains on occasion, according to Syria TV.
Faisal al-Mekdad said that the visit of UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen to Syria was postponed due to the new COVID-19 variant, according to al-Watan.
The Platform of Civil Society Organizations in Raqqa stated that political bargaining between Russia and Syria hinders the delivery of humanitarian aid to the North East, according to North Press.
