As Syria witnesses a rather dry year, crop production dramatically fell and farmers are facing a dilemma, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
The Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection claimed that the phone bill is a criterion that determines whether the phone owner deserves government support, Sawt al-Asima reports.
The opening of a ‘floating island’, off the coast of Lattakia, with onerous luxurious resorts and touristic places was just announced, according to al-Hal.
COVID-19 is violently hitting all areas of Syria, regardless of political and military barriers, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc in Northwestern Syria, as 12 patients died and 1,270 news infections were recorded in 24 hours, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
The cost of accommodation in some private hospitals in Damascus reached seven million Syrian pounds per night for COVID-19 patients, Sowt al-Asima reports.
During the first half of 2021, Syria issued 2,000 precautionary seizure decisions, worth more than 5.5 billion SYP, according to B2B.
An official from the Ministry of Health explained that the surge in COVID-19 cases in Syria can be explained by the increased testing capacities of the health sector, according to the Baath Newspaper.
Despite poor services, telecommunication companies in regime-held Syria have raised their fees by up to 100%, according to al-Souria Net.
An official from the Ministry of Health has confirmed that the occupancy rate of Covid-19 ICU beds in Damascus has reached 100%, according to al-Baath Newspaper.
The Islamic State claimed an attack on a natural gas pipeline near the Syrian capital, that led to power outages in the city and its surroundings, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The regime’s Minister of Finance issued a decision to seize a group of traders and companies in Homs after they imported smuggled sugar, according to Nedaa Post.
The local council in the al-Bab city issued a decision requiring female students in schools to wear the hijab and adhere to strict rules, according to Baladi News.
A Jordanian website reported that a prominent Syrian delegation that includes the minister of defense will visit Amman in the next few days, according to Athr Press.
Syria is still far from safe for the return of refugees, despite a plan by the UN to return them from Jordan, according to Amnesty International.
The official pricing of carpets in Syria puts the meter at one month’s salary for an employee of the Assad regime’s institutions, according to Syrian News Agency.
The refugees arrested near the Syrian embassy in Beirut won’t be expelled, after the decision to expel them caused an international outcry, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
A Global Coalition base in al-Hassakeh was hit by two missiles, but only material damages were reported, according to North Press.
The Petroleum and Energy Ministers of Syria, Jordan, Egypt, and Lebanon met on Wednesday in the Jordanian capital Amman, to discuss the transfer of Egyptian gas to Lebanon, according to SANA.
An AANES official called on the Global Coalition to support the administration in order to ensure the stability of North and East Syria, according to North Press.
