Boat Carrying Syrians Sinks off Lebanese Coast
The Lebanese authorities arrested three of the Syrians who were found after their boat sank, but the whereabouts of the other five is unknown reports Anadolu News Agency.
The Lebanese authorities arrested three of the Syrians who were found after their boat sank, but the whereabouts of the other five is unknown reports Anadolu News Agency.
Following the announcement by US President Donald Trump concerning the Syrian Golan, a group of expatriates have protested in front of the UN headquarters in New York writes SANA.
A new decision by the Central Bank of Syria is set to make it easier for foreigners to deposit funds into Syrian banks and secure foreign and local currencies at border crossing points reports SANA.
Since the Nasib Border Crossing between Syria and Jordan reopened, a steady stream of displaced Syrians have used the crossing to return reports SANA.
The returning Kosovan citizens, some of whom are foreign fighters, but mainly women and children, have described their time in Syria negatively reports Asharq al-Awsat.
At the 5th Yalta International Economic Conference, Crimea and Syria have discussed strengthening ties between the two countries and establishing a joint commercial house writes SANA.
Despite the long queue building up outside gas stations, the regime is continuing to downplay the effect that gas crisis is having on people reports Al-Modon.
Using Law No. 10, Assad has received offers to rebuild destroyed homes in the Damascus suburb of Darayya, but many see this as opportunity for a land grab writes Zaman Al Wasl.
The industrial sector in the province of Hama is witnessing a recovery, with the reopening of old facilities and the licensing of new facilities writes SANA.
The regime has been warned that, if it lifts the subsidies on gasoline, then the cost of living, which is already too high for many, will rise further reports Al-Iqtissadi.
State oppression and difficult living conditions has forced hundreds of Syrian refugees in Lebanon to return to their homes, although the fate that awaits them is unknown reports Hurriya Press.
Much of the loss has been caused by their inability to operate, as well as attacks on facilities and the theft of machinery reports Damas Post.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, has likened the situation in Venezuela, to what happened in Syria and accused the US of trying to destabilize the country writes The Syria Times.
On the second anniversary of the chemical weapons attack on Khan Sheikhoun, the Syrian National Coalition has called for justice and for the case to be sent to the International Criminal Court.
The al-Omar and al-Tank oil fields are pumping up huge amounts of oil on a daily basis, which is then sold or smuggled across the country writes The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The National Fund for Social Assistance hopes to secure a large number of public sector jobs for those who have completed their military service writes Al-Watan.
While the precise reason for the exclusion of Arabs is not known, it is suspected that Kurdish forces wanted to secure any funds the Islamic State had left behind writes Al-Watan.
The UN Special Envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, visited the city of Homs, where he met with the mayor of the city and other workers from the UN writes The Syrian National Coalition.
Since the Nasib border crossing reopened, Syrians refugees living in Jordan have used the crossing to return home reports SANA.
An increased number of families are marrying off their children, to alleviate economic suffering or to ensure their safety writes Al-Watan.
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