The Syrian Democratic Forces have arrested a man they say worked with the Islamic State and provided them with financial assistance reports Smart News
Students at Damascus University have been caught in possession with drugs and performing immoral acts in public places reports Al-Watan.
Schools in the suburbs of Damascus are being plagued by drugs, with Hezbollah being suspected as the main supplier of the narcotics reports Zaman Al Wasl.
Saad Zaqzaq, a commander in the National Defence militia has been accused of kidnapping, blackmail and looting the homes of residents reports Sowt al-Asma.
Major Hossam Azar from the anti-drug department, blamed the spread of drugs on terrorist groups, who use the profits to fund their activities writes Al-Watan.
The most common crime committed by minors is theft, but courts have also seen minors accused of terrorism offences reports Damas Post.
Years of conflict have left many Syrians mentally scarred and seeking psychiatric services to help them cope writes Al-Watan.
A report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has said that a former commander from Harasta is now operating as a drug dealer writes Al-Hal.
There is a dangerous lack of medical services in Deir-ez-Zor and the few that do exist are operated by unqualified individuals writes Ain al-Medina
Syria’s rebel-held southern areas are facing a thriving drugs trade targeting youths, Zaman al-Wasl writes
Judicial sources point to likely suicide but say that foul play is a possibility, Al-Watan reports
Alsouria Net interviews journalists and activists on the activities and abuses of the powerful paramilitary group active in the coastal Lattakia region, which boasts close family ties to the Syrian president
Medical supplies are drying up in the city’s last rebel-controlled area which is facing a major shortage due to a government-imposed siege
News of the 25-year-old performer’s death in the Lebanese capital was met with an outpouring of sorrow on the social media site
“Sometimes I bring my medicine from Lebanon because the Syrian medicine is not effective according to my doctor, as the private medical factories put only small amounts of the effective component in drugs”
Pharmacist says chemists are exploiting the lack of medicine in the capital to raise prices, sometimes increasing costs by twice the actual price
Poverty rates and population density in some areas of the capital and its surroundings are basic factors behind spread of prostitution, says prosecutor
The work of charitable associations which targeted poverty and those in need prior to 2011 has expanded to include migrants and wounded and families of martyrs
Syria’s untrained pharmacy workers are benefiting from recent laws calling for a rise in the price of medication
Al-Souria investigates Hezbollah’s alleged drug trafficking ring in Damascus
