What Happened Over the Weekend
German warnings of a US withdrawal, Islamic State sleeper cells, the Warsaw conference and humanitarian corridors. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
German warnings of a US withdrawal, Islamic State sleeper cells, the Warsaw conference and humanitarian corridors. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Displaced people in northern Syria are continuing to try and cross over into Turkey, despite the physical risks and the high financial costs reports Zaman Al Wasl.
The two men arrested by German authorities have been named as Anwar Raslan and Iyad al-Omar, both of whom have been charged with crimes against humanity reports Al-Modon.
With the announcement that the US is to withdraw from Syria, Iran has been adapting its plans to fit a new landscape and ensure that it comes out on top writes Al-Watan.
Khan Sheikhoun is supposed to be included in the demilitarized zone that was established by Russia and Turkey reports Zaman Al Wasl.
The meeting in Warsaw hopes to increase pressure on Iran and prevent and restrict its actions across the region writes The Syrian National Coalition.
The suspected Islamic State members were arrested following dawn raids in northwestern Bursa province reports Asharq al-Awsat.
The blast, which killed and injured a number of members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, was claimed by Jaish al-Adl reports SANA.
The fourth trilateral summit between Turkey, Russia and Iran will explore the ongoing violence in Idleb and the formation of the constitutional committee reports Anadolu Agency.
For many years now, Gebran Bassil has demonized Syrian refugees living in Lebanon and has repeatedly called for them to return home writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
After serving short sentences, if any time at all, fighters from the Islamic State are being conscripted into the security services, where their knowledge is helping the regime arrest activists writes Etihad Press
Despite the reconciliation deals that were made between the opposition and the regime, residents are being forced to pay huge sums of money to secure their rights reports Alsouria Net.
Many of the children who have been born in the last days of the “caliphate” are without an official nationality and without a father writes Asharq al-Awsat.
Israel has ramped up attacks in southern Syria in an attempt to stop Iran and its allies from securing a military foothold on the southern border reports Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The most recent attack on Baghouz in Deir ez-Zor by the International Coalition injured or killed at least 70 civilians reports SANA.
Syria’s People’s Assembly Speaker extended his thanks for the invitation to Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union conference writes SANA.
The Lawyer’s Syndicate in Syria has said that any court proceedings surrounding the death of Marie Colvin must take place in Syria reports Al-Watan.
Changes to the Personal Status Law have bolstered agency for women in Syria, but some have criticised the amendments for not going far enough writes Hurriya Press.
The delegation was headed by Tarek Khouri who discussed with Faisal Mikdad the relationship between Syria and Jordan reports SANA.
As well as condemning the slow pace of the US withdrawal from Syria, Russia also lashed out the latest Israeli airstrikes reports SANA.
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