A defector from the Syrian army, who was made head of the police in Afrin, has been arrested on corruption charges by the Turkish intelligence reports Zaman Al Wasl.
Syrian workers are being crushed under a collapsing currency, high prices, a lack of employment opportunities and forced displacement writes Ana Press.
Sewing workshops in Idleb have started to produce medical masks, to meet the high demand by medics and health facilities writes Zaman Al-Wasl.
China has called for the lifting of sanctions against Syria, in light of the spread of the coronavirus, and the country’s ability to stop its spread writes Al-Masdar.
A number of militants loyal to the Islamic State have escaped from Ghuweiran Prison after a riot and prison break reports Al-Masdar.
A second person, who was confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus, has died in Syria reports SANA.
After years in exile, former vice president to Hafez al-Assad, Abdel-Halim Khaddam has passed away at his home in France.
Regime officials have patrolled towns in the Damascus countryside and have quarantined those they suspect of having contracted the coronavirus reports Sowt al-Asima.
The prices of bread has witnessed a dramatic rise, as Syrian are prevented from gathering at bakeries to stop the spread of coronavirus reports Brocar Press.
After years of war and with a shattered healthcare system, Syria is particularly vunerable to an outbreak of the coronavirus writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
Syrian fighter in Libya, who are there to fight on behalf of Turkey have complained about the conditions they are living in and the lack pay that was promised to them writes Al-Masdar.
The Ghuweiran Central Prison witnessed a breakout of Islamic State inmates, who have now all been recaptured writes Al-Masdar.
Supportive words from the UAE, coronavirus fears rise, regime attack thwarted in Idleb province, sophisticated anti-air weapons for the opposition and a Syrian man dies in Italy. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Syria opposition demands an examination for signs of the novel virus in regime-run prisons, voicing concerns that the regime may leave prisoners to die reports Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
The death toll from the coronavirus has risen, with two fatalities confirmed in the southern province of Daraa, although the regime maintains that there has been just one death writes Zaman Al-Wasl.
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.
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.
Aleppo has extended the closure of schools, to prevent the spread of coronavirus, and has implemented remote educational programs writes Enab Baladi.
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.
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.
