THIS WEEK: Pro-Assad Figures Ousted from Parliament in Lebanon
THE SYRIAN OBSERVER
May 20, 2022
Major pro-syrian figures were defeated in the Lebanese elections, mostly by candidates affiliated with the uprising.
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.
Diseases such as leishmaniasis, tuberculosis, and measles have returned to northern Syria, causing panic in camps, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
President Bashar al-Assad met Tuesday a Mauritanian parliamentary delegation to discuss Arabism, according to SANA.
Several residents of the Suweida governorate in southern Syria condemned the entry of a Russian military police forces patrol, according to SY-24.
Zaman al-Wasl obtained information proving the arrival of Shawkat Saleh al-Ali to Europe, despite being accused of war crimes.
The U.S. decision to lift sanctions on northern Syria had a large impact on businessmen in regime areas, according to al-Hal net.
The SDF announced on Monday the arrest of five members of ISIS, according to North Press.
As Moscow is busy in Ukraine, Tehran is ready to seize the opportunity in Syria, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
