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Total Ban on Syrians Traveling Between Governorates
Monday March 30th, 2020
by SOWT AL-ASIMA (Opposition website)
The Syrian regime has announced a total ban on all travel between governorates, in an effort to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus reports Sowt Al-Asima.
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European Union Calls for a Full Ceasefire
Monday March 30th, 2020
by JESR (Opposition website)
The European Union has mirrored calls from the UN calling for a full ceasefire across Syria as the world deals with the spread of the coronavirus reports Jesr.
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Syrian Army Issues New Order to Discharge Long-Serving Soldiers
Monday March 30th, 2020
by AL-MASDAR (Pro-regime Lebanese website)
The Syrian army has announced the decision to end the service of those who have served their required years in the army writes Al-Masdar.
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Damascus Countryside: The Regime Sets One and a Half Loaves of Bread for Each Individual per Day
Monday March 30th, 2020
by BROCAR PRESS (Opposition website)
The Governor of the Damascus Countryside has announced a new service that will deliver bread to families, although many are complaining the rationed amount is too little writes Brocar Press.
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Initiative in Masyaf to Distribute Goods, Meals and Bread to Residents
Monday March 30th, 2020
by AL-WATAN (pro-government newspaper)
To ensure that people in isolation are cared for, a group of volunteers have taken it upon themselves to deliver meals and bread to them at their homes writes Al-Watan.
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Turkish Forces Bolster Positions, New Observation Points Established
Friday March 27th, 2020
by ZAMAN AL-WASL (opposition website)
Since a ceasefire was agreed between Russia and Turkey, two sides have been bolstering their positions in Idleb and Aleppo, with more fortifications and more troops writes Zaman Al-Wasl.
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Regime Fighter From Douma Contracts Coronavirus
Friday March 27th, 2020
by BALADI NEWS (opposition news)
A resident from eastern Ghouta has reportedly contracted the coronavirus, while serving on the frontlines in the southern Idleb countryside writes Baladi News.
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Former Commander in Free Syrian Army Killed and Two Others Wounded in Daraa
Friday March 27th, 2020
by JESR (Opposition website)
A former commander from the Free Syrian Army has been assassinated in Daraa, in another example of the continuing breakdown of security in the region writes Jesr.
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Falling Currency and Coronavirus Compounds the Problems of Syrians in Regime Areas
Friday March 27th, 2020
by ANA PRESS (Opposition website)
Syrians are facing increased suffering, as the coronavirus limited their movements and the Syrian pound takes yet another hit against foreign currencies writes Ana Press.
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Education Suspended in Aleppo Countryside and Continuing Remotely in Idleb
Friday March 27th, 2020
by ENAB BALADI (Opposition website)
Aleppo has extended the closure of schools, to prevent the spread of coronavirus, and has implemented remote educational programs writes Enab Baladi.
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Syria Announces 5th Coronavirus Case
Friday March 27th, 2020
by AL-MASDAR (Pro-regime Lebanese website)
Syria has announced another infection of the coronavirus in the country, in an individual who travelled from abroad and arrived at Damascus International Airport writes Al-Masdar.
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Syria and Seven Other Countries Call for Lifting Coercive Unilateral Measures
Friday March 27th, 2020
by SANA (official news agency)
Syria has called on the UN to lift the coercive unilateral measures imposed on the country, saying that they are hindering its efforts to fight the spread of the coronavirus reports SANA.
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Iran Revolutionary Guards Set up New Command Center in Aleppo
Friday March 27th, 2020
by ZAMAN AL-WASL (opposition website)
Iran has established a new command centre and moved additional troops and equipment into Aleppo province, while the ceasefire in the region holds writes Zaman Al-Wasl.
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Work Stops in Syrian Drama
Thursday March 26th, 2020
by ENAB BALADI (opposition website)
The Syrian Artists Union have stopped work, to protect their health and prevent the spread of coronavirus in Syria reports Enab Baladi.
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Regime Security Arrests Men, Women and Children in al-Moadamyeh
Thursday March 26th, 2020
by SYRIA 24 (opposition site)
The Syrian regime surrounded two families in the western Damascus countryside, arrested them and transferred them to a branch of the Air Force Intelligence writes Syria 24.
From The Web
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China, Russia push for lifting of sanctions on Syria over pandemic
The Arab Weekly, Friday April 3rd, 2020
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U.S. military fears pandemic could lead to ISIS resurgence in Syria
Politico, Friday April 3rd, 2020
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UK charity failed to safeguard aid worker killed in Syria – report
The Guardian, Thursday April 2nd, 2020
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