Assad Bets on the Next Earthquake
MUHANAD HAJ ALI TO AL-MODON (Lebanese website)
March 1, 2023
In an op-ed to al-Modon, Muhanad Haj Ali compared the Syrian regime policies and decision-making to a hostage-taker’s.
In an op-ed to al-Modon, Muhanad Haj Ali compared the Syrian regime policies and decision-making to a hostage-taker’s.
Any move towards openness between Arab countries and Syria will come at a cost, al-Modon reports.
2,534 Syrians died in areas outside regime control, 394 in areas under its control and 4,331 refugees in Turkey, Shaam Network reports.
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The opposition president said the “criminal regime” has killed millions and displaced thousands, according to Nedaa Post.
The Syria Response Coordinators Team said Iran is still transferring military equipment under the name of humanitarian aid, according to Syria Today.
Geagea’s statement comes a day after a delegation of Arab parliamentarians visited Damascus, according to Syria TV.
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It is shameful that any Arab country rolls the red carpet for Bashar al-Assad, says Ghazi Dahman, in an op-ed for al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Mohammed Al-Halbousi, called for increasing regional cooperation and coordination, according to al-Watan.
Bogdanov confirmed that the foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iran are arranging for a four-way meeting, according to Baladi News.
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Russia stressed that normalization between Damascus and Ankara is not linked to the electoral process in Turkey, according to Athr Press.
An Iranian plane carrying 40 tons of medical supplies, food, and medicine for those affected by the earthquake arrived at Aleppo International Airport, according to al-Watan.
The earthquake caused the loss of jobs for 78.3 percent of Syrian refugees living in the affected areas, according to Syria TV.
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Excerpts from an op-ed published by Munzer Eid for al-Watan.
On Tuesday, Damascus International Airport, Aleppo, and Lattakia received a total of six aid planes from the United Arab Emirates, according to al-Watan.
Qatar, Kuwait and Morocco maintained their refusal to deal with the Syrian government, according to Athr Press.
According to data provided by OCHA, a total of 265 trucks loaded with aid provided by six UN agencies have crossed to north-west Syria from Türkiye since 9 February.
