The deputy head of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce regretted that while Turkey controls 30% of the Syrian economy, his country only accounts for 3% of trade, according to Baladi News.
Syria will resume its position in the Arab League of States during the organization’s upcoming meeting next March in Algeria, according to sources quoted by Athr Press.
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The presence of Iran in Syria is central to the policies of normalization adopted by Arab countries, according to Ibrahim Hamidi in Asharq al-Awsat.
The Central Bank of Syria has allowed private universities to collect tuition fees from some students in foreign currency, as long as they agree to sell half of proceeds to it, according to Athr Press.
The President of the Syrian Opposition Coalition, Salem al-Meslet, received a delegation from the Italian Foreign Ministry to discuss the recent developments in Syria, according to the SOC media department.
While the West refuses to recognize his control over Syria, Assad has sought assistance from China and wealthier regional powers like the UAE, al-Araby al-Jadeed writes.
President Assad received the Russian Special Envoy to Syria and discussed with him the return of refugees to their homelands, SANA reports.
The administration of US President Joe Biden has set five priorities in Syria, none of which call for the withdrawal of Iran, in contrast to the previous administration of President Donald Trump, Asharq al-Awsat writes.
The opposition Syrian Negotiations Committee announced that it has received U.S. and European assurances that they will continue to apply pressure to the Assad regime until a political solution is reached, Syria TV says.
The Syria South Africa Parliamentary Friendship Committee discussed cooperation with the Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa, SANA writes.
Turkey has suspended its potential military operation against northeast Syria, as a result of the continued refusal from Russia and the U.S., North Press writes.
The two largest opposition groups, the National Coordination Committee and the Syrian National Coalition, failed to reach an agreement to solve their differences, according to Orient Net.
The UN held the U.S. occupation responsible for killing 64 civilians in a 2019 airstrike on the Deir-ez-Zor countryside in Syria, SANA reports.
Meetings between officials from Russia and Syria to follow up on the work of the International Conference on Return of Syrian refugees started Monday, according to SANA.
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Israeli media revealed the identity of the new commander of Iranian operations in Syria, as subjects of discord between Iran and the Syrian regime grow, according to Syria TV.
Syria and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the fields of higher education and scientific research, the Syria Times reports.
With 144 votes in favor, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in favor of the Syrian identity of the Golan, North Press reports.
The recent move by the UAE, which sent its top diplomat to Syria to meet the regime’s president Bashar al-Assad, comes in a period of American disinterest for the Syria file.
