War Profiteer Arrested and Accused of Corruption and Embezzlement
Alsouria Net (opposition website)
August 29, 2018
The individual has been accused of embezzling two billion Syrian pounds reports Alsouria Net.
The individual has been accused of embezzling two billion Syrian pounds reports Alsouria Net.
William Roebuck made the statment while visiting a civil council in al-Shadadi in southern Hassakeh province reports Hurriya Press
Both the President of Syria and the Iranian Defence Minister stressed the importance of developing long-term cooperation writes SANA
While the US has long been critical of the growing influence of Iran in Syria, they have not developed a clear strategy for the country writes Asharq al-Awsat
Idleb is covered by a de-escalation zone agreement between Turkey, Russia and Iran, but the regime has vowed to retake the province writes Sada al-Sham
The Assad regime and Iranian companies have agreed to the construction of 30,000 residental units reports Hurriya Press
Iran is going to great lengths to restore and preserve Shia religious sites in Old Damascus, as part of its plan to spread Iranian influence writes Al-Hal
The second round of meetings focused on the idea of local administration and the concept of decentralization writes Alsouria Net
Both sides agreed on the need for a long-term strategic plan to help foster economic prosperity in the two countries reports SANA
Despite earlier hopes, North Korea’s missile program is continuing and their illicit arms dealing with Arab states seems to be increasing writes Asharq al-Awsat
Russia and Iran are locked in a struggle for influence and cultural superiority in Syria writes Sada al-Sham
While some Syrian refugees in Lebanon have made the return journey, many fear reprisals from the regime writes Zaman Al Wasl
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
