Red Cross Reveals Children Held in Northeast Syria Prisons
ASHARQ AL-AWSAT (London-based pan-Arab daily)
July 2, 2021
Children, accused of supporting ISIS, are being held in SDF prisons, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Children, accused of supporting ISIS, are being held in SDF prisons, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Syria has suspended transit of goods into the Gulf area through Jordan, until the two countries find an agreement on technical issues, according to Eqtisad.
A Syrian teenager was sentenced to five years in prison for planning a terrorist attack in Norway, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Children in Deir-ez-Zor are taking risky summer jobs to help their families make ends meet, according to SY-24.
The Turkish Religious Endowment is planning to build hundreds of concrete houses in northern Syria for refugees, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
During a meeting with UN figures, Faisal al-Mekdad reaffirmed Syria’s claim on the occupied Golan Heights, according to SANA.
The SDF was not invited to attend the conference by the Defeat-ISIS coalition in Rome unlike Turkey, which doesn’t belong in this coalition, according to North Press.
Anas al-Abdah fears Russia will continue to use humanitarian aid to achieve political goals even after the Rome conference, according to Baladi News.
Two Syrian sisters were killed in the al-Hol Camp under obscure circumstances, according to Etihad Press.
The Syrian authorities have extended the tariffs exemption enjoyed by Iranian products, according to Athr Press.
Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham denied detaining any journalists, claiming that it is in fact facilitating the job of media professionals, according to Baladi News.
The Syrian Information minister claims that media terrorism is one of the tools unsuccessfully used by enemy States to defeat Syria, according to The Syria Times.
Sergey Lavrov discussed with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees the necessity of activating efforts by the international community to guarantee the return of Syrian refugees, according to SANA.
The Coalition reaffirmed its belief that a comprehensive and collective effort remains necessary to achieve a full and enduring defeat of Daesh/ISIS worldwide.
The Syrian president welcomed the Iranian envoy, with whom he exchanged congratulations about their respective presidential elections, according to SANA.
A university professor tried to use his connections to be enrolled as a mercenary in Libya, as the economic situation in Syria worsens, according to al-Modon.
Russia has awarded a lucrative oil contract to the Qaterji militia, according to Syria TV.
A Russian delegation discussed the deployment of Russian technologies to improve Aleppo’s textile industry, according to Athr Press.
New Russian general has shifted Russia’s position in Deraa from mediator to punisher, according to Baladi News.
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