Jordan said it thwarted an attempt to smuggle drugs and weapons into the country from Syria, killing one smuggler, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Long hours of electricity cuts have changed consumption habits in Syria, especially due to the spoiling of food, according to al-Watan.
The SDF conducted a raid against a smuggling crossing on the Euphrates river, but still turns a blind eye on smuggling via land, according to Balad News.
PM-designate Hussein Arnous has decided to give the instructions for the application of the new investment law, a step he hopes will achieve growth and create jobs, SANA writes.
Syrian trucks are now allowed to transit into Arab gulf countries through Jordan without the need to switch into Jordanian vehicles, according to Athr Press.
Members of the European Parliament have downplayed the seriousness of the siege on Daraa al-balad by the regime, according to Enab Baladi.
Talks between Syria and Russia about the International Conference on the Return of Syrian Refugees and Displaced held last year, have started, according to SANA.
The government of the regime has given up on its plan to cut bread allocations to avoid widespread unrest in Syria, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
By taking his oath in the People’s Palace in Damascus, Assad has violated the Syrian constitution, according to North Press.
Locals in the town of Shahba prepare to confront the forces of the Assad regime after several people were killed, according to Baladi News.
The Special Advisor of the presidency, Bouthaina Shaaban, praised Assad’s inauguration speech, calling on Syrians to derive lessons from their History, according to SANA.
Assad and the Chinese Foreign minister discussed means of improving relations, especially when it comes to the Belt and Road initiative, according to SANA.
Russia has lowered the salaries of fighters that were part of the ceasefire settlements in Daraa, according to al-Souria Net.
Russia’s foreign ministry has claimed that UN Security Council Resolution 2585 can contribute to the improvement of the socio-economic situation in Syria, as it calls for the implementation of early reconstruction projects, The Syria Times writes.
The Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade has announced that the 62nd Damascus International Fair will be postponed for the second year in a row, according to al-Souria Net.
The restoration of ties between small European countries and the Syrian regime does mean a change of policy in the EU, al-Souria net reports.
Opposition leader has unveiled leaks proving that Assad committed war crimes against civilians in a Homs hospital, according to the Syrian Opposition Coalition.
As the economic conditions in Syria worsen, the government has decided a sharp increase in the prices of diesel and bread, but also of minimum wage, Asharq al-Awsat reports.
Due to immoral practices by traders, as well as a growing deficit, the government has no other choice than to lower subsidies on bread and diesel, according to al-Watan.
Bouthaina Shaaban explains that the West’s strategy of pretending to care for Syrians in the North while collectively punishing all of Syria through sanctions is hypocrisy.
