Saraqib Votes in Its First Local Council Elections
Residents take to the polls to elect local representatives in a move which is hoped will be replicated throughout the liberated north, Zaman al-Wasl writes
Residents take to the polls to elect local representatives in a move which is hoped will be replicated throughout the liberated north, Zaman al-Wasl writes
Information from local UNDP partner suggests PYD and coalition forces were responsible for the damage and destruction of dozens of homes, Zaman al-Wasl writes
With an absence of official institutions to certify marriages, young Syrians are resorting to unofficial unions which offer no legal rights for spouses, Sada al-Sham reports
One of Syria’s major rebel groups announces decision to disband and commit forces to national rebel army, opposition website reports
In northeastern Syria, families seek to hide their children from the forced conscription imposed both by the Kurdish and regime forces
More families are returning to Homs because conditions in the camps in northern Syria are so bad, government media reports
Tamaddon reports on the risks taken every day by motorcyclists who transport goods in the Houla plains to supply towns and villages under siege
Activists believe that the regime is mostly interested in the return of young men in order to enlist them in the army, the opposition-leaning All4Syria writes
Residents voice relief at proposals to lift the heavy security presence on city roads, while others fear spontaneous checkpoints which aim to arrest those escaping military service, Enab Baladi writes
Loyalists call on the president to end abuses in the city as residents are faced with random killings, kidnappings and looting by government forces and militias, Alsouria Net writes
Tourism minister says efforts are underway to redevelop the area near the Lebanese border as security areas continue to expand, loyalist Al-Watan writes
Foreign minister tells journalists that the international chemical weapons watchdog confirmed Syria has complied with requests to destroy arsenal
Cease-fire will include provinces of Daraa, Qunetria and Suweida until Thursday, according to official statement
State media downplays attacks after a third suicide bomber managed to breach the Old City in deadliest assault on the capital in months
Damascene Farid Yaghi is authoring a daily account of the city through the stories of locals, the displaced and the homeless, Zaman al-Wasl writes
Camp residents in Syria’s north use years-old methods for cooling and food preservation as the hot weather takes its toll, Souriatna writes
Heavy armored units fail to break rebels in the Eastern Ghouta suburb following over a week and a half of heavy clashes, All4Syria reports
Resources for volunteer initiatives aimed at feeding thousands are routinely stolen, with one source telling Alsouria that only 15 percent of donations reached their destination
Hundreds of acres have been destroyed by fires in the past few days as farmers wait anxiously for their crops to be harvested, Iqtissad writes
Syrian president launches project aimed at unifying the work of ministries in an attempt to stamp out government corruption, state media reports
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