Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, has likened the situation in Venezuela, to what happened in Syria and accused the US of trying to destabilize the country writes The Syria Times.
The al-Omar and al-Tank oil fields are pumping up huge amounts of oil on a daily basis, which is then sold or smuggled across the country writes The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The team responsible for the excavation of mass graves in Raqqa lack much of the necessary equipment and expertise needed for this difficult task writes Hurriya Press.
The National Fund for Social Assistance hopes to secure a large number of public sector jobs for those who have completed their military service writes Al-Watan.
The UN Special Envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, visited the city of Homs, where he met with the mayor of the city and other workers from the UN writes The Syrian National Coalition.
The cemeteries of Damascus are full to overflowing and families wishing to bury their loved ones must first make a large donation, which many can’t afford reports Alsouria Net.
An increased number of families are marrying off their children, to alleviate economic suffering or to ensure their safety writes Al-Watan.
Women in Syria are facing increasing pressure as they become the main breadwinners in their families and are victim to the worst abuses of the Assad regime writes Syrian Network for Human Rights.
During a meeting with President Assad, the Chinese Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs stated China’s intention to participate in the reconstruction and bolster relations reports SANA.
The United Nation’s High Commissioner for Refugees has said that issue of refugees should not be politicized reports SANA.
The latest figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics show that inflation is running wild, and that many cannot earn enough to support their families writes Tishreen.
Hammoudeh Sabbagh praised both India and Armenia for their support and reiterated that only those who supported Syria would participate in the reconstruction writes SANA.
Faisal Mikdad hailed the efforts of UNICEF to rebuild damaged schools and run vaccination programs for children writes SANA.
Despite the reconciliation deals that were made between the opposition and the regime, residents are being forced to pay huge sums of money to secure their rights reports Alsouria Net.
Despite heavy losses in recent times the Islamic State is still believed to have as many as 18,000 fighters in Iraq and Syria reports Asharq al-Awsat.
Despite the outcry by some Lebanese politicians, figures have shown that Syrian refugees living in Lebanon, are contributing to the economy and creating jobs writes Ana Press.
The Syrian government has claimed that a convoy of 133 aid trucks destined for al-Rukban was denied entry by US forces reports SANA.
Recent movements in the market has caused the value of the Syrian pound against the dollar to slip down even further, with a further decline expect writes Business2Business Syria.
The Nasib Border Crossing reopened last October, and since then, thousands of civilians have used the crossing to return home reports The Syria Times.
The certificates of deposit that will be issued by the Central Bank of Syria have a nominal value of 100 million Syrian pounds writes SANA.
