Four killed at Jordan-Syria border, Israeli strike near Damascus and Russian diplomat threatens to shut cross-border aid. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Syria sent a new ambassador to Oman, according to SANA.
The latest Israel attacks on Syria had additional significance, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Turkey could block the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO if doesn’t get the organization to protect a safe zone in Syria, according to the New Arab.
The Autonomous Administration set the price of wheat 100 Syrian pounds higher than the price set by the Assad government, according to al-Souria Net.
Transcript Of Press Stakeout Of United Nations Special Envoy For Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen After Meeting With Minister Of Foreign Affairs And Expatriates Mr. Faisal Mekdad
Hezbollah began setting up specialized laboratories to manufacture Captagon in Suweida, according to Baladi News.
Major pro-syrian figures were defeated in the Lebanese elections, mostly by candidates affiliated with the uprising.
Talks between Turkey and Russia are ongoing, according to al-Souria Net.
Mekdad affirmed Syria’s keenness to strengthen joint Arab action, according to SANA.
King Abdullah II warned that Iran and its proxies may fill a vacuum left by Russia in southern Syria, according to North Press.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that the Syrian regime monopolizes the constitutional court in a dictatorial fashion, according to the Shaam Network.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed his regime’s insistence on implementing a plan to transfer Syrian refugees to northern Syria, according to al-Watan.
Mekdad expressed his disapproval of the western countries’ politicization of humanitarian aid for political goals, according to the Syria Times.
Demonstrations were held in al-Bab against the release of a former Fourth Division military person, according to Enab Baladi.
Undisciplined forces in the Syrian regime’s army and security services are supporting drug traffickers, Jordan said, according to Syria TV.
The so-called amnesty that the Assad regime has recently issued is no more than a ruse, according to the SOC Media Department.
Syrians for Truth and Justice revealed that hundreds of Syrian mercenaries have been transferred to fight alongside Russian forces in Donbas, according to Sawt al-Asima.
Geir Pedersen arrives in Damascus on Saturday for a two-day visit during which he will meet with Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad, according to al-Watan.
Mekdad has called on Arab and International Foreign ministers to deal with the Syrian government in a responsible, serious and neutral manner, according to SANA.
