The sixth annual short story festival began on Friday, with a number of prominent authors presenting stories and giving talks writes BuyerPress.
The head of the High Negotiations Committee has said that effort for a constitutional committee are ongoing and could be announced before Sept. 20, 2019 writes Asharq al-Awsat.
At a meeting with Syrian activists and lawyers, Turkey has said that it has not and will not give up on Idleb province, despite the regime assault reports Brocar Press.
Representatives from Arab and Western countries have attended the Damascus International Fair, but visitor numbers have been down on previous years reports Sowt al-Asima.
A delegation of Druze has been prevented from journeying to Syria by Israeli occupation forces, and they have now staged a sit-in reports SANA.
The general director of the Bustan Charitable Association, Samer Darwish, has been investigated on corruption charges by the security committee in the Republican Palace writes Al-Modon,
At the Damascus International Fair, Syria and Russia have signed agreements related to the oil and gas industry reports SANA.
Humanitarian workers are facing assaults from all sides and have become targets for kidnappings and forces disappearances writes Brocar Press.
New figures released by the administration of the Bab al-Hawa crossing have shown an increase in the number of Syrians being deported from Turkey writes Brocar Press.
Central bank governors from Syria and Iran have agreed to implement the memoranda of understanding and and expand banking relations writes SANA.
Maryam al-Shalat was executed by militias loyal to Bashar al-Assad when she refused to leave her home in the recently captured Khan Sheikhoun reports Zaman Al Wasl.
In an interview with Zaman Al Wasl, the head of the White Helmets, Raed Saleh, speaks of the difficulty the group faces and what the future may hold.
Syria is no longer a major news story in the US, but one Democratic Party presidential hopeful’s record on Syria may come back to haunt her writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
While children in regime areas go to the first school day of the new academic year, children in opposition held areas have to wait because of the bombardments writes Brocar Press.
Syria has congratulated the Lebanese resistance on their recent operation against the Israeli occupation and reaffirmed their full support writes SANA.
A ceasefire announced in Idleb, US strike al-Qaeda affiliate, UAE businessmen attend Damascus International Fair and Erdogan demands action on safe zone. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
The US Defense Department said the attack targeted leaders of Al-Qaeda north of Idlib in Syria. It did not say what kind of weapon was used or give further details reports Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The Syrian Democratic Council has told Turkey not to build up forces on the northern border and has asked Russia to lead political discussion writes Asharq al-Awsat.
Bouthaina Shaaban has warned Syrians against working with the Americans, saying that the army will liberate every region of Syria reports Al-Watan.
Turkish backed factions have forced people in Afrin to attend a march in support of the Turkish president, or face a fine or possible expulsion reports Etihad Press.
