Zaman al-Wasl profiles the intelligence official allegedly responsible for negotiating a settlement deal in the former opposition stronghold
Filled with mud and blood, single tunnel operates as only pathway for residents escaping battles on the one hand and fighters moving voluntarily toward the siege on the other
Around 600 men and 500 women detained by regime forces despite officials declaring district empty of armed fighters, Zaman al-Wasl reports
Regime checkpoints imposing huge tariffs on goods entering the Damascus suburbs after forces destroy tunnels used for transporting goods into the rebel-held districts, Alsouria Net writes
Rockets kill and wound civilians in towns of Saqba and Hamouriyah in breach of ‘safe zones’ agreement, opposition outlet reports
All4Syria writes that despite claiming to protect Syria’s minorities, for generations the Assad regime has targeted the Christian community and used its places of worship to fan the flames of sectarian tension
Government media outlet reports on second and final phase of resettlement plan, which opposition has widely criticized as attempt to pursue demographic change
Alsouria Net reports on the recent relocation of hundreds of civilians and militants from the opposition district following similar efforts to empty neighboring areas
Education minister says government assisted in evacuation of thousands of students from opposition-held areas in order to ensure students could attend exams, state media reports
Property brokers are helping Shiite families from other regions of Syria and Lebanon establish a greater presence in areas of the capital, Iqtissad writes
Brigadier general and captain among dozens of government forces from the coastal city killed in fighting last month, opposition website reports
Official claims regular patrols are being carried out to address the issue of stray animals and rodent infestations, after reports a dog had bitten 18 people in the capital, loyalist newspaper writes
Local authorities in the Damascus countryside have begun a project to purify water after farmers began using sewage to irrigate crops, Souriatna explains
Infighting between Islamist rebel groups in the countryside of Damascus drags on as Assad forces capitalize on the weakening of opposition fronts to make further gains, opposition outlet Enab Baladi writes
Imad Khamis salutes Syrian workers and armed forces during Workers’ Day celebrations in the capital and its countryside, government media reports
The revival of community bakeries has helped create an affordable alternative as food prices soar in the Damascus countryside, offering otherwise unemployed young men a means of income in the rebel-held districts, Iqtissad writes
Human rights monitoring groups publish joint report as a response to the use of toxic weapons in Khan Sheikhoun earlier this month, in which teams documented evidence of sarin gas exposure and the deaths of at least 103 people
Head of the Sham Higher Institute tells audience in Damascus that Syria is confronting a global aggression whose key tool is to distort religious discourse without understanding, loyalist outlet Al-Watan reports
Loyalist newspaper Al-Watan quotes judicial source as saying crime in the capital and its environs is down, despite small-scale robberies in a number of districts including some cases involving women perpetrators
Opposition website reports that rebels remain in control of a number of surrounding villages despite pulling out of Halfaya following heavy clashes throughout the northern countryside for the past week
