Following backlash about his visit to Damascus, the Secretary-General of the NRC denied discussing the issue of repatriating refugees to Syria with Mekdad in Damascus, according to Enab Baladi.
A three-day conference titled “Stockholm Consultative Meeting for Democratic Powers and Figures” was launched in Sweden and will discuss democracy in Syria, North Press reports.
A young Jordanian man has murdered a Syrian girl who refused to marry him, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
Russian universities to potentially open branches in Syria, airstrikes on Idleb, and a high-profile SDC delegation visits Scandinavian countries. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
As shortages of electricity worsen, the government is resorting to renewable energy sources to ease the crisis, according to Enab Baladi.
Nearly 20 months after the regime government prevented Lebanese from entering Syria, the ministry of interior reversed the decision, Enab Balad reports.
Sources in Syria and the UAE expect that Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi will soon visit Damascus and Abu Dhabi to discuss stability and cooperation, Rai al-Yom reports.
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.
Buthaina Shaaban stressed that the U.S. presence in Syria is an occupation that loots Syrian oil under the pretext of fighting terrorism, SANA reports.
The Syrian opposition coalition met with 18 envoys from countries sympathetic to the Syrian people and their uprising, according to the SOC Media Department.
The U.S. House of Representatives requested the Biden administration to announce its strategy for Syria and disclose the sources of the wealth of Assad and his inner circle, Asharq al-Awsat writes.
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 joint free zone administration between Syria and Jordan has successfully resumed its activities, while a Syrian-Iraqi Business Forum is being prepared in Damascus, SANA reports.
The U.S. imposed new sanctions on individuals and entities from Syria, Iran and Uganda.
The penalty for adultery in Syria goes from a month to a year of imprisonment, according to al-Watan.
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.
The oncology Center at Idleb Central Hospital has provided hundreds in Northwestern Syria with much-needed medical services to fight cancer, according to SY-24.
The FMs of Qatar and Turkey opposed normalization with the Assad regime and its return to the Arab League, according to Syria TV.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoglu has met with defected Syrian regime Prime Minister Riad Hijab during his visit to Qatar, according to al-Souria Net.
