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Syrian Constitutional Committee Meetings: The Journey of a Thousand Miles
Monday August 31st, 2020
by AL-MODON (Lebanese news website)
The third round of the Constitutional Committee has come to an end and those involved believe that it was successful and some progress, however small, was made writes Al-Modon.
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Did Assad’s Visit to al-Qardaha Patch Things up with the Makhlouf’s?
Friday August 28th, 2020
by AL-MODON (Lebanese news website)
President Bashar al-Assad has visited the city of al-Qardahah to smooth things over with the Makhlouf family, following his falling out with Rami reports Al-Modon.
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Syrian Student Obtains Patent for Alzheimer’s Early Detection
Wednesday August 26th, 2020
by ZAMAN AL-WASL (Opposition website)
Ever since leaving Syria, Majd Abazid has strived to achieve his goals and how now created a revolutionary technique for detecting the early signs of Alzheimer’s in patients writes Zaman Al-Wasl.
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Conflict Rages Over ‘Weapons and Heart’ of Tribes in Northeastern Syria
Thursday August 13th, 2020
by ASHARQ AL-AWSAT (London-based, pan-Arab daily)
A dangerous confrontation is brewing, between the tribes of northeastern Syria and the Syrian Democratic Forces writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
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Currency in Constant Flux Amid Exploitation by Merchants, Exchange Shops
Monday August 3rd, 2020
by ENAB BALADI (opposition website)
With three different currencies in circulation and few controls, residents in northwestern Syria are struggle to keep up with the changing prices and values writes Enab Baladi.
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Rahaf al-Ja’a Leads Volunteer Efforts to Fight the Coronavirus in Displaced Camps
Monday August 3rd, 2020
by ZAMAN AL-WASL (Opposition website)
Rahaf al-Ja’a trained as a midwife, but now uses her skills to spread awareness about the spread of the coronavirus and means to protect yourself writes Zaman Al-Wasl.
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Syrian Men, Trans Women Suffered ‘Monstrous’ Sexual Violence
Thursday July 30th, 2020
by AL-ARABY AL-JADEED (London-based pan-Arab newspaper)
Men, transgender women, boys, and nonbinary people claim to have been harassed and sexually assaulted at checkpoints and in the ranks of the Syrian regime military reports Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
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Disputes Standing in Way of Harvesting Crops in al-Qrayya
Wednesday July 29th, 2020
by ENAB BALADI (opposition website)
Disputes between Daraa and Suweida, which have often turned violent, have prevented farmers in the region from collecting their harvest and stripping them of a livelihood writes Enab Baladi.
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Deir ez-Zor: Teachers Refuse to Replace UNICEF Curricula With Kurdish Educational Program
Tuesday July 14th, 2020
by ZAMAN AL-WASL (Opposition website)
Teachers in Deir ez-Zor have rejected a curricula that was provided by the the Kurdish Self-Administration, in favour of one developed by UNICEF writes Zaman Al-Wasl.
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Syrian Baath Seeks Parliamentary Elections to Form ‘War Council
Wednesday July 8th, 2020
by ASHARQ AL-AWSAT (London-based, pan-Arab daily)
Parliamentary elections are set for July 19, and confronting the economic sanctions imposed on the regime is a priority for the the Baath leadership writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
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Who Killed Maher al-Assad’s Companion and the Airforce Intelligence Officers?
Tuesday July 7th, 2020
by AL-MODON (Lebanese news website)
Tensions are running high following the assassination of prominent figures, with some pointing to the existence of a struggle for dominance between Iran-backed groups and Russia-backed groups writes Al-Modon.
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Free Syrian Army: We Were Deceived by Settlements in Southern Syria
Friday July 3rd, 2020
by AL-ARABY AL-JADEED (London-based pan-Arab newspaper)
Adham al-Kurd has said that the settlement agreements made with Russian support have not help the south and have only fuelled further violence writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
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Will the UAE Defy the Caesar Act to Continue Normalization of the Assad Regime?
Thursday July 2nd, 2020
by AL-ARABY AL-JADEED (London-based pan-Arab newspaper)
The recent Caesar Act has posed a number of issues for the United Arab Emirates, who until recently were engaging in normalisation with the regime writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
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Russia and Turkey Search for Social Contract for Syrians
Tuesday June 30th, 2020
by AL-ARABY AL-JADEED (London-based pan-Arab newspaper)
Syrians and countries that support Syria are working to establish an idea of what Syria will be after a political solution and how the country can come together reports Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
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Has ISIS Returned to Rural Aleppo?
Friday June 26th, 2020
by BALADI NEWS (opposition news)
The Islamic State has conducted a number of operations in rural Aleppo, assassinating commanders and soldiers reports Baladi News.
From The Web
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The Middle East, Like Everyone Else, Has a Lot Riding on the U.S. Election
Foreign Policy, Monday November 2nd, 2020
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In Photos: How an Abandoned Syrian Military Base Became a Posh Israeli Hotel
Haaretz, Thursday September 24th, 2020
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They risked their lives to show the horrors of war. Where are Syria’s journalists now?
Middle East Monitor, Friday September 11th, 2020
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