The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Faisal al-Mekdad received on Wednesday the UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen, according to the Syria Times.
President Assad discussed the importance of the Hemeimeen airbase with the Russian minister of defense, as war with Ukraine looms, according to al-Watan.
Figures from the Syrian opposition met with generals from the Syrian National Army, praising their effort in the liberation of Syria, according to SOC.
Putin did not agree to give up on president Assad in Syria in exchange for greater influence in Ukraine, according to al-Baath.
The military adviser to the Secretary-General of the Arab League said the return of Syria to its seat at the League will be close, according to Sputnik Arabia.
Geir Pedersen is set to visit Damascus on Tuesday to discuss with regime officials his new Steps-for-Steps initiative, which the opposition has already rejected, according to Baladi News.
Palestinians have raised $10 million in less than a month to build homes for Syrian refugees, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
The fate of the more than 8,000 forcibly disappeared individuals by ISIS remains unknown, a report by the SNHR claims, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
The cash-strapped Syrian regime has vowed to fight tax evasion, especially coming from international organizations, according to the Shaam News Agency.
Six people were killed as a result of terrorist attacks by the regime and the SDF, according to the Shaam News Agency.
The people’s assembly has reviewed the text of the law on State & Public Employee Prestige to avoid ‘misinterpretations’, according to al-Watan.
The head of the opposition Syrian Negotiation Committee called for more guarantees from Pedersen with regards to the Steps-for-Steps approach, according to Enab Baladi.
The AANES is blaming both Washington and Moscow for Turkey’s pressure on northeast Syria, according to North Press Agency
UN officials have not released the contents of an internal letter that reveals that Assad’s military strikes had killed two aid workers, according to al-Hurra
Several individuals have been arrested and charged on terrorism charges in Afrin, according to Zaman al-Wasl
A conflict in Ukraine could extend to Syria, where Russia already has a military base and troops, the coming commander-in-chief of U.S. forces in the Middle East has said, according to Orient Net
The SNC says that it won’t accept giving financial, political or diplomatic incentives to the regime in exchange for concessions on the humanitarian file, according to North Press
Detained women in the al-Hol camp tried to kidnap their guards, in an attempt to flee, according to Enab Baladi.
A former official at the Damascus Chamber of Commerce said that Syria still exports to more than 100 countries, despite sanctions, according to Athr Press.
The Syrian opposition met at a seminar in Qatar, to discuss recommendations to reach a political solution in Syria, according to Baladi News.
