Syria is experiencing its worst drought in 70 years, in a major challenge to farmers and agricultural activity, Baladi News reports.
Smuggling and monopolies in the pharmaceutical market in Syria are leading to soaring prices and shortages, according to Etihad Media.
The Syrian PM has clarified that only the most affluent people in Syria will lose access to state subsidies, claiming that the crisis is a result of sanctions, according to al-Watan.
Raqqa continues to witness a significant rise in youth unemployment rates, especially due to corruption and nepotism, according to SY24.
Republican Representative French Hill criticized U.S. President Joe Biden’s policies towards Syria, describing them as mere “tweet and statements with no actions”, according to Asharq al-Awsat
Officials from Syria and Iraq have underlined the importance of boosting trade between the two countries, according to SANA.
Following heavy rainfall, damage has been recorded on rooftops of 24 camps, according to the Syrian News Agency.
Through a presidential decree, President Bashar al-Assad has increased the salaries of state employees by 30%, SANA reports.
The UN Special Envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, has visited Damascus in an attempt to resume the work of the Constitutional Committee, al-Souria Net reports.
A humanitarian aid convoy of several trucks, loaded with UN relief packages, passed from regime-controlled into HTS-controlled areas in northwestern Syria on Thursday, according to Baladi News.
Many Syrian women are resorting to the internet, and particularly e-commerce in order to make money, as the conflict has often made them the house’s breadwinners, according to SY-24.
A three-day volunteer campaign was launched in the opposition-held northwestern Syria to encourage Syrians to get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
A decision by the Lebanese ministry of education could block Syrian refugee children in Lebanon from attending schools, according to Human Rights Watch.
The president of the Syrian Astronomical Association said that Syria is on track for a late winter, which will bring heavy rains on occasion, according to Syria TV.
The Ministry of Industry has put on the market several companies in Syria that have stopped working and have been sabotaged and destroyed, to be subjected to investment again, according to Athr Press.
The minister of tourism has announced a plan to develop tourism in Syria through investments that can create jobs, according to SANA.
Ten migrants were found dead on a severely overcrowded wooden boat near the Libyan coast, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
The ٍAssociation of Detainees and the Missing in the Sednaya Prison has issued a guide on how to avoid fraud and financial extortion for the detainees’ families, Zaman al-Wasl reports.
President Assad has abolished the position of Grand Mufti of the Republic, strengthening the role of the Scientific Fiqh Council, al-Watan writes.
The EU has added four new ministers in the Syrian government to its list of sanctions imposed on the regime since 2011, Enab Baladi reports.
