The Syrian parliament has approved investment for the port of Tartous, although many questions about the identity of the investment company still linger reports Al-Watan.
Fires continue to ravage harvests in eastern Syria, as resident’s anger rises about inaction by the local authorities reports Ana Press.
The head of the Czech Parliamentary Group for Friendship with Syria has accused Turkey and the US of hindering the efforts to defeat terrorism reports SANA.
Russia has lashed out at the US for the latest round of sanctions that have been imposed on Syria, citing America’s frustration with the success of the Syrian government writes SANA.
Syrian opposition pages on Facebook have been suspended due to content they published, which mourned the dead of opposition member Abdelbasset al-Sarout reports Al-Modon.
Regime forces have failed to make any progress into the village of al-Kabaneh in the northern Lattakia countryside, and suffered a number of losses writes Alsouria Net.
The Assad stronghold of Lattakia has witnessed protests, with people calling for the downfall of the regime and praising the deceased opposition fighter Abdelbasset al-Sarout reports Al-Dorar al-Shamiah.
The Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Walid al-Muallem, is set to visit China for a five day visit reports SANA.
The regime has angered Palestinians by digging up the cemetery at the Yarmouk Camp, in search of the remains of Israeli soldiers and denying access to locals during Eid writes Action Group For Palestinians of Syria.
Syrian air defenses have downed a number of hostile projectiles that were fired from Israel and targeted the Tal al Harrah area of Daraa reports The Syria Times.
Regime forces have been digging up the Martyrs’ Cemetery of the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in search of Israeli soldiers were killed in the Battle of Sultan Yaqoub writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Sheikh Mahmoud al-Hout, who had been a prominent imam, left Aleppo for Egypt when opposition groups moved into the area writes Al-Modon.
Major General Dhu al-Himma Shalish, the cousin of Bashar al-Assad, is suspected of being involved in financial embezzlement reports Etihad Press.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called on Turkey to uphold its side of the Sochi agreement and tackle the terrorist organizations present in Idleb writes SANA.
The regime and its Russian ally are continuing their deadly assault on Idleb, pushing the number of civilians killed higher and higher reports Zaman Al Wasl.
The United Nations has warned that if the fighting in northern Syria continues, huge numbers of refugees could flee to neighboring Turkey reports Asharq al-Awsat.
Saad Zaqzaq, a commander in the National Defence militia has been accused of kidnapping, blackmail and looting the homes of residents reports Sowt al-Asma.
Reinforcments from the Fifth Corps have been sent to various areas in the Lattakia countryside following heavy losses in clashes reports Al-Modon.
Syrian members of parliament lashed out at Nabil Saleh for a post he put on Facebook, which criticized Islam and the resumption of relations with Hamas writes Al-Watan.
Syria and Russia have accused the US of preventing displaced people in the al-Rukban Camp from returning to their homes writes SANA.
