Syrian denial of Russian Iranian conflicts, Syrian delegation visits Crimea, civilians killed in Idleb, ISIS attacks in Homs and Iranian control over Aleppo airport. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
The Iran backed militia, Liwa al-Baqr, have secured a firm grip over many parts of Aleppo, weakening the influence of Russia and their Liwa al-Quds militia reports Al-Modon.
The port will be used by the Russians for transportation and economic purposes, while continuing to serve as a base for their warships reports Alsouria Net.
Two delegations from Russia and one Iran have visited Syria to discuss a number of different issues ahead of the next round of Astana talks writes Alsouria Net.
Russia revealed that Saudi Arabia has taken the first steps in reestablishing diplomatic relations between the two countries reports Ana Press.
Russia, a long time supporter of Syria, said that recent talks will help in the implementation of economic plans and will strengthen the relationship between the two countries reports The Syria Times.
While Russia did help find and transport the remains of Israeli soldier Zachary Baumel, they have strongly denied reports that they have found the remains of Eli Cohen writes Zaman Al Wasl.
Pictures of Russian and Iranian flags flown at a ceremony marking the 73rd anniversary of the withdrawal of colonial forces from Syria have not gone without Syrians noticing the irony.
The “demilitarized” zone, which was established by Russia and Turkey, was supposed to protect civilian from regime attack reports Alsouria Net.
Rifaat al-Assad owns property across France, much of which was bought using offshore companies reports Al-Modon.
Lt. Gen. Salim Harba has the support of Russia and has also been accused of overseeing massacres committed by the Syrian army writes Zaman Al Wasl.
The French man, who claims to be the grandson of General Gouraud, says that he has come to Damascus to apologize for the crimes of his grandfather.
Syria was ranked 174 out of 180 states by Reporters Without Borders, although they did not address journalists imprisoned in Syria, as there is no reliable data writes Ana Press.
Russia has said that Islamist in the province of Idleb, with help from the White Helmets are planning to stage a chemical attack writes SANA.
As well as celebrating the departure of the French occupation forces, Syrians also repeated their calls for the Syrian Golan to be returned to Syrian sovereignty reports SANA.
The Assad regime has been accused of torturing those who have left the al-Rukban Camp after agreeing to reconciliation settlements reports Zaman Al Wasl.
Blaming Western sanctions for the crisis, Syria had imposed tough sanctions on people’s fuel consumption, limiting how much and how often they can fill up their vehicles writes Asharq al-Awsat.
The Deputy Foreign Minister, Faisal Mikdad, has said that the funding of the investigation mechanism is a threat to the efforts of the UN Special Envoy to Syria writes Al-Watan.
The regime is suspected of killing activist Majid al-Asmi, who worked for Syrian revolutionary magazines and highlighted the plight of children reports Al-Modon.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights has released a report, which has highlighted the use of cluster bombs by the regime and the heavy price paid by civilians.
