Major General Maher al-Assad, brother of the president, is agitated by the investigations that have targeted some of his closest allies writes Al-Modon.
The tanker, which was boarded by British Royal Marines, was believed to be headed to the Syrian state owned Baniyas Refinery reports Asharq al-Awsat.
Since its intervention, Moscow’s priorities have shifted and it is now looking to form relationships with the US and Israel writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Syria, Iraq and Iran discussed connecting the Imam Khomeini Port on the Iranian side of the Gulf with Lattakia port on the Mediterranean Sea reports SANA.
Fresh satellite images have revealed a huge cemetery inside the Assad Military Academy in Aleppo province, which is believed to hold the remains of 500 people writes Zaman Al Wasl.
Ali Asghar Khaji highlighted the important relationship between Syria and Iran, while updating President Assad on Iran’s nuclear developments reports SANA.
Brita Haj Hassan has started a hunger strike to protest the crimes of the Assad regime and their Russian and Iranian partners writes Zaman Al Wasl.
As well as buying up property and land in the area, the Iranian militias have also moved into the strategic cement factory in Aleppo, replacing regime forces writes Baladi News.
US President Donald Trump has increased pressure on Iran, and also his allies, saying that they should contribute to the protection provided to their ships writes Al-Watan.
At an upcoming meeting in Jerusalem, the US is expected to offer to lift sanctions imposed on Syria, if they ensure the removal of Iranian forces from Syrian lands reports Baladi News.
Seemingly with permission from the Directorate of Islamic Endowments and the Directorate of Museums and Archeology in Aleppo, Iranian militias have been looting archeological sites writes Zaman Al Wasl.
Russia is considering handing control of the conflict in Hama over to Maher al-Assad, following a string of failures in the region, although his close ties to Iran are of concern writes Baladi News.
The most recent sanctions imposed by the United States have targeted the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei reports The Syria Times.
Representatives from the US, France, Britain, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt are set to attend a meeting in Paris to discuss the Syrian war reports Asharq al-Awsat.
Walid al-Muallem has criticised the West for linking the return of refugees to a political settlement and elections reports SANA.
Former US ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, has said that Washington has an ambiguous strategy when it comes to Syria writes Anadolu News Agency.
Iran is being pushed from all side when it comes to its presence in Syria, while also participating in Idlib’s battles either from the Western Aleppo countryside or northern Hama’s gateways writes Asharq al-Awsat.
At the request of the Russians, Qasem Soleimani has ordered the redeployment of his forces to a factory in Aleppo, to ensure Nayrab airport is spared Israeli airstrikes reports Zaman Al Wasl.
A commander in the National Army has criticized the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for suspended the delivery of aid to Syrians in need writes Al-Dorar al-Shamiah.
The High Negotiations Committee has said that it will clarify its position on Idleb, while condemning the ongoing violence in the north reports Enab Baladi.
