Syria Today – New Israeli Strike on Damascus; Mekdad Meets UNRWA Delegation; Hunger Spreads

Friday March 31st, 2023

by THE SYRIAN OBSERVER

Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria.

After Earthquake, Storm Hits Center and North of Syria

Friday March 31st, 2023

by ATHR PRESS (Pro-government newspaper)

Strong winds resulted in power outages in numerous locations around Syria, according to Athr Press.

Statement by Diarra Dime-Labille, Legal Advisor of Fracne to UN on Missing Persons in Syria

Friday March 31st, 2023

by FRANCE TO THE UN

Statement by Diarra Dime-Labille, Legal Advisor of Fracne to UN on Missing Persons in Syria

Turkish Presidential Candidate Proposes Joint Syrian-Turkish Military Operation

Friday March 31st, 2023

by THE SYRIAN OBSERVER

Sinan Ogan has expressed his desire to meet with President Assad.

U.S.-Qatari Agreement to Support White Helmets

Friday March 31st, 2023

by BALADI NEWS (Opposition website)

The Qatar Fund for Development and USAID signed a financing agreement to support the essential operations of the White Helmets, according to Baladi News.

Contrary to Regime Narrative: Israeli Shelling Targeted Center of Damascus, Not Surroundings

Friday March 31st, 2023

by BALADI NEWS (Opposition website)

Sources indicated to Baladi News that the targeted area was the site of the assassination of the Lebanese Hezbollah militia leader, Imad Mughniyeh.

US-Iran Conflict Escalates

Thursday March 30th, 2023

by ABC NEWS

Syria Today – Government Reshuffle; Deadly Figures After Earthquake; Guterres Urges for More Effort to Find Missing Syrians

Thursday March 30th, 2023

by THE SYRIAN OBSERVER

Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria.

Safadi Stresses Importance of Jordanian Initiative to Reach Solution in Syria

Thursday March 30th, 2023

by ATHR PRESS (Pro-government newspaper)

Safadi met his Lebanese counterpart Abdullah Bou Habib in Amman, according to Athr Press.

Who are the New Ministers in Assad’s New Cabinet?

Thursday March 30th, 2023

by AL-SOURIA NET (Opposition website)

Assad issued a decree announcing the dismissal of five ministers from their positions and the appointment of new ones in a cabinet reshuffle, according to Al-Souria Net.

Syria Ambassador to UN: Our Right to the Golan Inalienable. Time to End Israeli Aggression.

Thursday March 30th, 2023

by AL-WATAN (Pro-government newspaper)

Ali Ahmed denounced the occupation’s increased efforts to construct wind turbines on the Syrian Golan Heights, according to al-Watan.

Two Human Rights Centers Call on International Community to Expand Aid to Palestinian Refugees in N. Syria

Thursday March 30th, 2023

by SHAAM NETWORK (Opposition website)

20 Palestinian refugees in Turkey and 48 others in Syria died as a result of the earthquake, according to Shaam News.

Syria Today – U.S. Sanctions on Assad Cousins; Moscow Meeting in April; U.S. Holds Off Airstrikes

Wednesday March 29th, 2023

by THE SYRIAN OBSERVER

Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria.

Syrian Sources: Quadripartite Meeting to be Held Next Week

Wednesday March 29th, 2023

by AL-WATAN (Pro-government newspaper)

Sources said the main focus of the intensive consultations of the past weeks was on the guarantees demanded by Damascus, according to al-Watan.

Among Them Assad’s Cousins: Sanctions on Captagon Trade Figures

Wednesday March 29th, 2023

by SHAAM NETWORK (Opposition website)

The U.S. Treasury has announced that the sanctions imposed target Syrian producers and exporters of Captagon, according to Shaam News.