COVID spreads in regime-controlled areas, the Central Bank of Syria denies the issuance of a new larger banknote, and Israel bombs Damascus’ suburb. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Four Russian warplanes landed in northeast Syria, at the Qamishli International Airport, less than 100 km from a U.S. military base, North Press writes.
Exclusive sources have disclosed new details about Israel using rockets to target Hezbollah and Iranian militia positions near the town of al-Dimas in Rural Damascus, according to Sawt al-Asima.
A source at the Foreign Ministry has claimed that the policies of occupation and demographic change imposed by Erdogan in Syria are a threat to peace in the world, according to SANA.
Russian forces conducted airstrikes in northern Syria on Saturday in the vicinity of refugee camps near the Syrian-Turkish border, al-Araby al-Jadeed writes.
A Russian military expert said that the U.S. cannot destroy the air defense system of Russia, noting it successfully shot down U.S. cruise missiles in Syria in 2018, according to al-Watan.
Activists on Twitter have launched a campaign to save 1,000 cases of cancer, heart, and other diseases by bringing patients from Idleb to Turkey for treatment, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
A local relief group warned that thousands of displaced Syrian families are facing harsh winter in opposition-held areas amid poverty and destitution, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
Another Syrian journalist was arrested in Turkey as part of the Banana case controversy, where Turkish citizens blamed Syrians for the scarcity of bananas, according to al-Hal.
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said that Syria could return to its seat at the next summit of the Arab League in case there is a consensus between member states, according to Athr Press.
The Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the UN, Geng Shuang has reiterated his country’s support to Syria in its fight against terrorism and unjust coercive measures, SANA writes.
Syria reiterated its continued work to liberate all its territory from occupation and terrorism, all whilst working on a political solution to the conflict, according to the Syria Times.
In IDP camps north of Idleb, Syrian women are living in difficult conditions, as they don’t even have access to their right to privacy, according to SY-24.
The photo of a one-legged Syrian father with his young son born without upper or lower limbs won photo of the year at the Siena International Photo Award, al-Araby al-Jadeed reports.
The UN Special Envoy to Syria has claimed that progress was still possible in the Constitutional Talks to reach a political solution to the war in Syria, according to North Press.
On Tuesday night, Turkey sent a large military convoy to Syria as reinforcements, as a military operation against the SDF seems imminent, according to Baladi News.
There is reportedly a great degree of dissatisfaction in Moscow with the Assad regime and how it is handling the crisis in Syria, according to Nedaa Post.
Observers were surprised by the fact that the city of Bosra al-Sham, a stronghold of the eighth brigade, was excluded from the settlement agreements, according to Enab Baladi.
Syria participated in the 7th International Forum for Religion and Peace held in Moscow, represented by the Minister of Education, according to the Syria Times.
The Electricity Ministry and the Iranian Bimanir Company have signed a 99.5 million euro contract to rehabilitate the Mharda power plant, SANA reports.
