President celebrates international day of disabled with Syrians paralyzed by the war, as U.N. office for humanitarian affairs releases damming report on the scale of permanent injuries inflicted during the nearly six-year conflict
Syrian president issues law setting the 2017 state budget at 2.6 trillion Syrian pounds
About 50,000 people have been displaced in three days as residents flee districts captured by the regime and areas witnessing clashes, says Civil Defense official
Around 150,000 residents in regime-held districts of Deir-ez-Zor are living in prison-like conditions as they face siege by the Islamic State group, while those who are able to flee from the regime’s hell remain uncertain they will escape execution at the hands of ISIS members
Lawmakers sign draft law on new state budget for the upcoming fiscal year
Syrian army helps transport thousands of locals, mostly women and children, from the eastern neighborhoods to temporary housing centers
Scores of families leave the besieged neighborhoods of eastern Aleppo city under Syrian army supervision
During its time in control of Deir-ez-Zor, ISIS has tried to manage internet cafes by controlling their work and recording users’ details, but users like traders and exchangers have remained largely outside the control of the group’s monitoring bodies
Around 19,000 infants are estimated to require baby milk in Eastern Ghouta, while the monthly cost of milk often reaches up to 39,000 Syrian pounds ($180), which is more than half of most residents’ income.
Human rights monitor says at least 16 people killed in US-led coalition air strike near ISIS’ de facto capital in Syria
New report claims Syria witnessed a loss equal to 212 percent of gross domestic product for the year 2015 alone
Reports claim that a number of the group’s leaders have fled Mosul toward Syrian territory due to the military operation to retake the Iraqi city
“Sometimes I bring my medicine from Lebanon because the Syrian medicine is not effective according to my doctor, as the private medical factories put only small amounts of the effective component in drugs”
“I try as much as I can to organize our money, so that we often go without a meal to reduce our daily spending. My children also share clothes, which they trade between them”
Experts expect this year’s olive harvest to witness a shortfall by up to 900,000 tons, over half of last year’s entire crop
Assad government announces it intends to end its subsidies of foodstuffs, including bread, in favor of monthly stipends for families in need
Assad supporters voice discontent as regime institutions prioritize delivery of humanitarian aid to families of fallen soldiers over paramilitaries
Pharmacist says chemists are exploiting the lack of medicine in the capital to raise prices, sometimes increasing costs by twice the actual price
Authorities report three people killed, 11 others injured due to suicide bombings targeting Hama city
Aleppo governor and UNICEF discuss boosting cooperation in relief sector
