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569 Arbitrary Arrests in August

Of the 569 cases of arbitrary arrests in August, 269 people were arrested by Syrian regime force and 229 cases of arbitrary arrests by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces reports Zaman Al Wasl.

Hezbollah’s Drug Trade Ruins Syrian Youth

Schools in the suburbs of Damascus are being plagued by drugs, with Hezbollah being suspected as the main supplier of the narcotics reports Zaman Al Wasl.

Syria Is Witnessing 100 Suicide Attempts a Week

The psychological pressures and strains created by the war in Syria are pushing some to try to take their own lives writes Sowt Al-Asima.

President Assad Receives Letter From Pope Francis

In a meeting with Cardinal Peter Turkson, President Assad highlighted the need to combat terrorism and bolster efforts to head towards peace and stability writes SANA.

Lebanon ‘Driving out Syrian Refugees by Making Their Lives Unbearable’

Syrian activists and humanitarian workers have warned of increasingly dire conditions for approximately one million Syrian refugees in Lebanon at an Amnesty-sponsored conference of activists and humanitarian workers reports Al-Araby al-Jadeed.