Goldrich reaffirmed the opposition of the U.S. to normalization with Assad, and expressed concerns over the situation in Lebanon, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
The regime in Syria is influencing the distribution of aid, forcibly channeling it to supporters, according to Baladi News.
In a radio message to his troops, the king of Jordan praised their fight against drug smuggling from Syria, according to the Shaam News Agency.
Paul McLoughlin writes that unrest in Suweida reflects deep-seated problems in the Syrian province, in an analysis to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The lifting of subsidies and shortages have plunged regime-held Syria into a deeper crisis, according to SY24.
Syrian PM Hussein Arnous justifies the latest decisions by the government to reduce subsidies, The Syria Times reports
After the Syrian government decided to remove subsidies on parts of the population, traders found themselves much poorer, according to al-Hal.
Government members from Syria and Iraq agreed to enhance cooperation in the field of water management, according to SANA.
The decision by the Syrian regime to lift subsidies on parts of the population was applied in a hasty and chaotic way, according to Syria TV.
The Jordanian army said Thursday it had killed 27 drug smugglers in a clash as they tried to enter the kingdom from Syria, after Amman announced its intention to confront smugglers, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The French daily Le Monde claimed in an article that Assad developed the industrial production of captagon narcotic pills in Syria, according to Shaam Network.
After allowing Syrian refugees to work in more fields, Jordan issued a record 62,000 work permits for them in 2021, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The trial of Anwar Raslan in Germany was seen as a major step towards justice in Syria. The Syrian Observer sits with Jumana Seif, a human rights lawyer focused on women, to discuss the need for real transnational justice as part of a political solution for Syria.
The deputy foreign minister of Syria accused the west of “economic terrorism” during a Human Rights Council session, according to SANA.
The Assad regime claimed that energy shortages were the result of sanctions, extending the leave of public servants due to the absence of heating, according to the Shaam News Agency.
Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria will sign an agreement to export electricity to Lebanon with a maximum of 250 megawatts per day, under a U.S.-backed regional plan to help ease severe electricity shortages, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Syria and Iran are deepening economic cooperation, as Iran is about to launch a Syrian-Iranian joint bank, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
All seaports on the Syrian coast were closed for maritime navigation due to the prevailing weather conditions, until further notice, according to SANA.
Crimea is willing to become a gateway to Russia for Syrian companies, in bid to deepen economic ties, according to SANA.
On Sunday, Syrian opposition figures arrived in Doha, in an “official visit” in which they met Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani, according to al-Souria Net.
