Cham Wings resumed operations in 2014, after a two year hiatus reports Al-Hal
Sanctions were re-imposed following the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal reports SANA
It was hoped that the visit by the Kurdish-Arab Syrian Democratic Council to Damascus would be able to find commonality between to two sides writes Asharq al-Awsat
Aziz Isber had been accused of being part of a chemical weapons programme writes Al-Jazeera
The US Treasury Department has applied financial sanctions to a number of prominent supporters of the regime writes Salon Syria
Russia is playing an active role in Syria’s phosphate market, but its intentions are not clear writes Al-Modon
Lebanese officials and the security services have been pressuring Syrian refugees to return to their homes in Syria writes Zaman Al Wasl
Moscow contradicted Assad’s pledges to retake the northern Syrian rebel stronghold by force, saying there “can be no question of an operation, of a major assault on Idlib” writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed
In a meeting of top-ranking officers in the Assad army and its intelligence agencies, the Head of the Air Force Intelligence administration has set out plans for the next stage of the conflict writes The Syrian Reporter
The return of refugees, the releasing of abductees and the de-escalation agreement for Idelb were also discussed in Sochi writes SANA
It is hoped that a prisoner exchange operation between the opposition and the regime can be arranged as a goodwill measure reports Al-Modon
While the Russian ambassador to Israel stressed that Iranian forces would not be positioned on the border with the Golan Heights, forcing a them to leave Syria was not possible writes Alsouria
The situation in Idleb province and the continuation of the “de-escalation” zones agreement was also discussed reports Smart
Syria’s Druze community have tried to remain neutral during the Syrian war, but local events could force their hand writes Asharq al-Awsat.
The hopes that the uprising sowed have been betrayed by the treachery of people both in and outside the country writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed
The regime is trying to fill its ranks with men from Suweida, to serve as an alternative to an Iranian presence writes Ana Press
The firing of teachers in the Zaatari camp is seen as a move to get Syrians to return home writes Ana Press
The regime and its allied militias are racing to conscripts rebel fighters, that agreed to reconciliation deals, to their ranks writes Alsouria
While Hezbollah provided guarantees that refugees would be protected, the UN claims that it is not safe for them to return writes Zaman Al Wasl
While the Syrian Democratic Forces maybe in control of the oil fields, it is believed that due to a lack of technology, they are unable to operate at full capacity writes Ain al-Medina
