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Syrian Govt. Isolates the Sayyidah Zainab Area, Takes Measures Against Coronavirus

Friday April 3rd, 2020

by SANA (official news agency)

The Syrian government has ordered the isolation of the Sayyidah Zainab area and has extended curfew across Syria, as measures are put in place to tack the spread of the coronavirus reports SANA.
Every Attempt to Reinstate the Assad Regime Will be a Blow to Lebanon: Geagea

Friday April 3rd, 2020

by AL-MASDAR (Pro-regime Lebanese website)

In a speech in Lebanon, Samir Geagea has denounced the Assad regime and their efforts to keep the Syrian refugees in Lebanon writes Al-Masdar.
Nearly 150 Civilians Killed in Syria in March

Friday April 3rd, 2020

by THE SYRIAN NETWORK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

The Syrian Network for Human Rights has published the casualty figure for March, and documented the killing of 145 civilians.
Civil Defense Sterilizes 1,500 Facilities in Opposition Areas

Friday April 3rd, 2020

by ZAMAN AL-WASL (opposition website)

The Civil Defense agency have visited school, places or worship, hospitals, markets and displacement camps to sterilize the area, in light of the spread of the coronavirus reports Zaman Al-Wasl.
Israel Targets Iranian Commanders in Syrian Base Near Homs

Friday April 3rd, 2020

by ASHARQ AL-AWSAT (London-based, pan-Arab daily)

Israel targeted a meeting between Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Lebanese Hezbollah commanders at the Shayrat airbase reports Asharq Al-Awsat.
First Town in Syria Isolated After Woman Dies

Thursday April 2nd, 2020

by ALSOURIA NET (opposition website)

A town in the Damascus countryside has been isolated after a women with coronavirus, who continued having contact with the wider public, died reports Alsouria Net.
Assad Forces, Allied Militias Carried out Widespread Looting in Seized Areas

Thursday April 2nd, 2020

by ZAMAN AL-WASL (opposition website)

A new report has documented the widespread looting being undertaken by the regime’s forces and the militias that support them and the markets established to sell these goods writes Zaman Al-Wasl.
Syrian Doctors Syndicate Demands Free Treatment Day, Hospital Check-Up Visits Down by 50 Percent

Thursday April 2nd, 2020

by JESR (opposition website)

Syrian doctors have been told to offer one day a week to free treatment and to also prepare plans that can be implemented in the event of an outbreak of coronavirus reports Jesr.
Iran Denies Reports Claiming Israeli Raids Killed New Quds Force Commander in Syria

Thursday April 2nd, 2020

by ENAB BALADI (opposition website)

Iran has denied that the head of the Quds Force was killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Shayrat military airport report Enab Baladi.
Coronavirus in Syria: Government’s Measures to Maintain Public Safety

Thursday April 2nd, 2020

by AL-WATAN (pro-government newspaper)

After messages from doctors regarding the coronavirus were leaked, a member of the central committee has insisted that there is no pandemic in Syria and the government is taking measure to protect the public writes Al-Watan.
Jaafari: Syria Demands That Washington Immediately and Unconditionally Lift All Coercive Economic Measures

Thursday April 2nd, 2020

by SANA (official news agency)

Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari has written to the UN Secretary General to insist that sanction imposed on the country by the US are lifted and that their occupation forces leave the country writes SANA.
Russian Navy Sinks Notional Enemy Submarines off Syrian Coast in Latest Exercises

Thursday April 2nd, 2020

by TASS (Russian News Agency)

The Russian Navy has conducted anti-submarine drills and exercises in the Mediterranean Sea with warships and helicopters reports Tass.
Turkish Intelligence Arrests Head of Afrin Police: Source

Thursday April 2nd, 2020

by ZAMAN AL-WASL (opposition website)

A defector from the Syrian army, who was made head of the police in Afrin, has been arrested on corruption charges by the Turkish intelligence reports Zaman Al Wasl.
A Standard Protocol for Treating Covid-19 Soon in Hospitals

Wednesday April 1st, 2020

by AL-WATAN (pro-government newspaper)

Ministers from a number of different departments met to discuss efforts being taken to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and the efficacy of these measures reports Al-Watan.
Syrian Volunteers Prepare to Feed More Than 500 Elderly Dutch People

Wednesday April 1st, 2020

by IQTISSAD (independent)

A new campaign in the Netherlands, with the help of Syrian refugees, will be delivering food to those who are isolating at home and unable to secure goods from the shops writes Iqtissad.