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Syria Today – Sanctions Hinder Lebanon Gas Deal, Bus Attack in Damascus, Kurds Fear Invasion
Thursday February 2nd, 2023
by THE SYRIAN OBSERVER
Your daily brief of the English-speaking press.
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Lavrov Announced Preliminary Agreement on Iran’s Accession to Russian-Syrian-Turkish Platform
Thursday February 2nd, 2023
by ATHR PRESS (Pro-government newspaper)
Iran’s involvement would reduce the potential for Turkey’s delays, evasions, and lack of commitment, Athr Press.
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Bashar al-Assad Programs Media Discourse After Turkish Normalization
Thursday February 2nd, 2023
by SYRIA TV (Opposition website)
During a meeting with journalists, Assad emphasized the need to “deal pragmatically with international and regional transformations,” according to Syria TV.
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SDF Trying to Circumvent U.S. Plan to Hand Over Borders with Turkey to Arabs
Thursday February 2nd, 2023
by ORIENT NET (Opposition website)
The U.S. Envoy to NE Syria met with Arab tribal leaders in the governorates of Hassakeh and Raqqa, according to Orient Net.
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Syria Today – Iraq and Syria Discuss Transit; Russia Condemns OPCW; Expert Predicts More Sanctions
Wednesday February 1st, 2023
by THE SYRIAN OBSERVER
Your daily brief of the English-speaking press.
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Aid by International Organizations Dropped by 40%
Wednesday February 1st, 2023
by ATHR PRESS (Pro-government newspaper)
Aid that used to come from organizations decreased by 40% after the war in Ukraine, according to Athr Press.
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Kurdish National Council Criticizes “Silencing” of its Members in Eastern Syria
Wednesday February 1st, 2023
by SHAAM NEWS NETWORK (Opposition website)
The council announced the kidnapping on Saturday of one of its activists, according to Shaam News.
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Pope Honors Syrian Red Crescent Chief Supporting Assad
Wednesday February 1st, 2023
by ORIENT NET (Opposition website)
The Pope bestowed decorations on Khaled Hboubati, who is accused of corruption, according to Orient Net.
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Syrian Family Affairs: Population Growth Rate Down by 7.6% in 8 Years
Wednesday February 1st, 2023
by SYRIA TV (Opposition website)
Unemployment rates in Syria have risen significantly over the past years to more than 30%, according to Syria TV.
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Syria Today – Turkey to Reopen M4, Attack on Regime Bus, ISIS Targets SDF
Tuesday January 31st, 2023
by THE SYRIAN OBSERVER
Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria.
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Erdogan Calls for Turkish-Syrian-Russian-Iranian Meeting
Tuesday January 31st, 2023
by AL-WATAN (Pro-government newspaper)
Turkey says it wants a quadrilateral meeting in order to advance in rapprochement with Syria, according to al-Watan.
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Accountability Returns to International Agenda
Tuesday January 31st, 2023
by SYRIA TV (Opposition website)
Russia will oppose any Security Council resolution condemning Assad, according to Radyan Ziadeh for Syria TV.
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For the Third Time: New Airstrike Targets Iranian Convoy in Deir-ez-Zor
Tuesday January 31st, 2023
by BALADI NEWS (Opposition website)
Unidentified warplanes bombed an Iranian military convoy on Sunday evening near the Syrian-Iraqi border, according to Baladi News.
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Population Status Report 2020 Calls for “Return and Stability” to Syria
Tuesday January 31st, 2023
by AL-BAATH (Pro-government newspaper)
The Syrian PM said coercive economic measures imposed on Syria have caused a significant decline in job opportunities for young people, according to the Baath Newspaper.
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Opponent of Repression, Supporter of Oppressed: Death Takes Syrian Poet Shawqi Baghdadi
Tuesday January 31st, 2023
by NEDAA POST (Opposition website)
Baghdadi was one of the first founders of the Syrian Writers Association, according to Nedaa Post.
