UNHCR chief, Filippo Grandi, has come under heavy criticism after he suggested that the international community should work with the regime to ensure the return of refugees, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
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 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.
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.
The Co-chair of Idleb Civil Council in northeast Syria said that the world is too preoccupied with Afghanistan to devote attention to events in Syria, according to North Press.
Asma al-Assad visited 9 years old Murtada Kinar after a complicated transplant procedure of blood stem cells, the Syria Times writes.
The issuance of express passports for citizens in Syria has reportedly been suspended, but without any official confirmation so far, according to Athr Press.
The Syrian embassy in Beirut has denied recent allegations that three Syrian activists were kidnapped inside the building, according to SANA.
Assad condemned a statement by the U.S. about a ‘chemical weapons incident’ in Syria, according to SANA.
Sucette, the first cafe in Syria run by people with Down syndrome, just opened its doors to customers, according to Xinhua.
Thanaa al-Hussein, a Palestinian survivor of the Sednaya prison death camp, testifies in a video to Zaman al-Wasl.
