Syria Pressured to Curb Influence of Iran, Turkey
There is a possibility that Syria could be brought back in to the international community, if it is willing to curb the Turkish and Iranian influence on its territories writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
There is a possibility that Syria could be brought back in to the international community, if it is willing to curb the Turkish and Iranian influence on its territories writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
The fate of Bashar al-Assad has been questioned, with Ali Mamlouk being the most likely candidate to take over the running of the country reports Step News.
The Syrian Observer has sat down with Samer Jabbour, professor of public health at the American University of Beirut and co-chair of The Lancet Commission on Syria, who claims that Syria is not ready for coronavirus.
Israel targeted a meeting between Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Lebanese Hezbollah commanders at the Shayrat airbase reports Asharq Al-Awsat.
A new report has documented the widespread looting being undertaken by the regime’s forces and the militias that support them and the markets established to sell these goods writes Zaman Al-Wasl.
Iran has denied that the head of the Quds Force was killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Shayrat military airport report Enab Baladi.
A number of militants loyal to the Islamic State have escaped from Ghuweiran Prison after a riot and prison break reports Al-Masdar.
Regime officials have patrolled towns in the Damascus countryside and have quarantined those they suspect of having contracted the coronavirus reports Sowt al-Asima.
After years of war and with a shattered healthcare system, Syria is particularly vunerable to an outbreak of the coronavirus writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
The Ghuweiran Central Prison witnessed a breakout of Islamic State inmates, who have now all been recaptured writes Al-Masdar.
Since a ceasefire was agreed between Russia and Turkey, two sides have been bolstering their positions in Idleb and Aleppo, with more fortifications and more troops writes Zaman Al-Wasl.
Syria has called on the UN to lift the coercive unilateral measures imposed on the country, saying that they are hindering its efforts to fight the spread of the coronavirus reports SANA.
Iran has established a new command centre and moved additional troops and equipment into Aleppo province, while the ceasefire in the region holds writes Zaman Al-Wasl.
The UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, called for a total ceasefire in Syria to combat the potentially deadly coronavirus writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
A number of Syrian players, who played a match in China in December, exhibited symptoms identical to the coronavirus, although the regime has not confirmed their infection reports Zaman Al Wasl.
The Revolutionary Commando Army is spearheading the fight against the Islamic State in the area around the al-Tanf base, but avoiding clashes with the regime and Iran writes Jesr.
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Two men in northern Syria have been admitted to hospital and are suspected of having contracted coronavirus writes Zaman Al-Wasl.
The Syrian Negotiations Committee has lambasted the Syrian regime for suggestion a resumption of negotiations, at a time when the world is facing a pandemic reports Baladi News.
An unknown group attempted to arrest Suhail al-Hammoud, who is well know for his skill with the US-made TOW missile launch platform reports Al-Modon.
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