The government in Syria has “condemned” the use of chemical weapons, despite being accused of such attacks and refusing to cooperate with OPCW inspectors, North Press reports.
The U.S. Treasury included 5 officers from Syria in its sanctions list for being involved in the country’s repressive security apparatus or in chemical attacks.
The U.S. imposed new sanctions on individuals and entities from Syria, Iran and Uganda.
Industry Minister Ziad Sabbagh revealed that the Ministry of Industry has suffered more than one trillion Syrian pounds’ worth of losses as a result of the Syrian conflict, Athr Press writes.
The EU is trying to halt normalization with Damascus for as long as a political solution has not been agreed on, according to al-Hal Net.
During his visit to the Iranian capital Tehran, Syrian FM Mekdad has met with several officials, SANA reports.
Israel targeted a shipment of Iranian weapons transiting through the port of Lattakia without Assad’s knowledge, according to SYRIA TV.
During his visit to Tehran, Syrian FM Faisal Mekdad has reaffirmed his commitment to improving strategic relations with Iran, SANA reports.
The Iranian Trade Promotion Organization said that Syria and Iran are establishing a joint bank to facilitate trade, according to Athr Press.
There are Iranian efforts to increase Tehran’s economic influence in Syria, including through the creation of a “Dahieh” in Damascus, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
The Syrian Foreign Minister will be in Iran for two days to discuss bilateral relations, according to North Press.
Turkey on Thursday bashed statements issued by the Syrian parliament that called to “take” the southern Hatay province, according to the Daily Sabah.
Although EU countries have refused to recognize the legitimacy of Bashar al-Assad’s regime since the beginning of the Syrian revolution, this consensus is being challenged, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Syria has called for close cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in order to rebuild the industrial sector after the war, according to SANA.
As the Russian rapprochement with Israel gets more and more apparent, the influence of Iran in Syria is undermined, according to al-Hal Net.
The Iranian Trade Center was opened on Tuesday in the Free Zones in Damascus in order to improve economic relations between Syria and Iran, according to SANA.
Syrian Minister of Petroleum Bassam Tohme discussed with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Reza Fatemi Amin cooperation in the fields of oil, gas, and mineral resources, SANA writes.
The UN Envoy to Syria is working towards a seventh meeting of the Constitutional Committee in Geneva, according to al-Souria Net.
During a basketball match in Kazakhstan, opposing the Syrian team to the Kazakh one, the Iranian anthem was played instead of that of Syria, according to al-Watan.
The president of Algeria suggested on Saturday that the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is supposed to return to the Arab League during the organization’s next summit, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
