An Average of 100 Deaths per Day: Damascus Governorate Publishes Death Tolls for the Past Week
The number of deaths related to the coronavirus has been released, although these figures have been contested writes Sowt Al-Asima.
The number of deaths related to the coronavirus has been released, although these figures have been contested writes Sowt Al-Asima.
As coronavirus continues to spread, the government announces the closure of mosques and the halting of mass prayers, while the government media outlets are hit particularly hard.
Coronavirus is continuing its deadly spread in Syria, with Damascus and its countryside being the most heavily affected reports Shaam News.
With three different currencies in circulation and few controls, residents in northwestern Syria are struggle to keep up with the changing prices and values writes Enab Baladi.
Syria’s recent elections for the People’s Assembly and structure of government could provide a model for South African politics writes Reneva Fourie for The Syria Times.
During their meeting, the two sides discussed on-going developments in the country and preparations for the upcoming round of the Constitutional Committee writes SANA.
Men, transgender women, boys, and nonbinary people claim to have been harassed and sexually assaulted at checkpoints and in the ranks of the Syrian regime military reports Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
Shortly after graduating, and while still wearing their uniform and holding the Syrian flag, soldiers from the Fifth Legion started to chant against Assad reports Baladi News.
The regime has promised to take action after a video was circulated that showed a hospital worker insulting the body of someone who had died of coronavirus writes Sowt Al-Asima.
Disputes between Daraa and Suweida, which have often turned violent, have prevented farmers in the region from collecting their harvest and stripping them of a livelihood writes Enab Baladi.
Syrian returning to the country must now pay to spend one night in a hotel and be tested for the coronavirus reports Al-Watan.
The US has been accused of air piracy, after a US jet entered an international air corridor and approach a plane flying over Syrian lands writes Al-Masdar.
The regime has blocked Fares al-Shihabi’s efforts to produce Syria’s first ventilator unit, with the businessman’s recent criticism thought to be behind the decision write Shaam News.
The regime government has told citizens to remain at home during the Eid al-Adha holiday, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus reports Baladi News.
As the coronavirus spreads, regional leaders and international representatives have gathered to discusses tackling the virus and protecting vulnerable citizens writes Shaam Network.
The cost of phone calls and internet services are set to rise as telecom companies try to deal with the dire economic circumstances in Syria reports Al-Modon.
The Ministry of Social Affairs in Lebanon has outlined a plan for the return the Syrian refugees, despite the unsafe conditions in their country.
The UN Special Envoy to Syria has announced the date of the next meeting of the Constitutional Committee, and the opposition have promised a positive attitude and a willingness to seek a solution writes Baladi News.
Hezbollah have mourned the death of Ali Kamal Mohsen, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Damascus reports Al-Masdar.
Candidates from the recent People’s Assembly election, who are traditionally loyal to Assad, have declared the voting to have been corrupted writes Baladi News.
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