New coronavirus cases announced, Prime Minister Arnous visits fire affected region, young girl hit with rubber bullets and refugees deported from UK. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Mohammad Makhlouf has died of coronavirus in Damascus, following a long career of providing support to the Assad family writes Alsouria Net.
Gulfsands Petroleum has expressed concerns about the recent deal between the US and the Kurds and their options for drilling in the northeastern region writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
Two soldiers from the Fifth Corp were killed in Daraa following clashes between rival groups and rising tensions in the region reports North Press.
The Ba’ath Party has castigated the recent announcement regarding the normilization between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Israel reports Al-Watan.
Russia has overseen meetings in southern Syria between the different factions, to discuss reconciliations and defected officers and soldiers writes North Press.
The Syrian Democratic Council and the Kurdish National Council look set to make a deal, despite accusations that the PKK sought to disrupt the process writes Basnews.
The Minister of Education and a dean at the University of Damascus have clashed over whether children should return to school, in light of the coronavirus reports Hashtag Syria.
Riots have erupted in the al-Hol refugee camp, started by women affiliated with the Islamic State, as men at a prison engage in similar behaviour writes SANA.
Residents of Idleb, who are living in dire circumstances, are to receive aid from UN trucks, which crossed into the area from Turkey reports Zaman Al-Wasl.
Between early 2018 and the start of September, Israel has conducted a number of operations in Syria, targetting Hezbollah regarding Asharq al-Sawt.
While many expected the Russians to put more pressure on the regime, they appear to largely support the latter’s political choices, political commentator Akil Hussein says
The Syrian regime is discouraging many Syrians from returning from Lebanon by detaining them or forcing them to join the military upon their return, according to SY 24
A MiG-23 warplane and an Ilyushin military transport plane crashed, according to Deir Ezzor 24
The Russian Air Force’s attack against positions of the Turkistan Islamic Party coincided with the artillery strikes by the Syrian Army in the Jabal Al-Akrad region, Al-Masdar reports
The officer said that opposition groups were too distracted by their internal disputes to launch any offensive. North Press reports
The cabinet is discussing a long-term strategy to deal with fires, SANA reports
Schools are overcrowded and the Ministry is asking them to be flexible and adapt their programmes, state news agency SANA reports
The Turkish general was leading his brigade’s artillery fire in the Idlib area only a few weeks ago, Hurriyet writes
The Syrian government wants to hold presidential elections next irrespective of the outcomes of the discussions over a new constitution, Alsouria says
