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Fifth Legion Members Chant Against Assad in Daraa

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.

Regime Creates Committee to Audit “Insult” Video

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 Standing in Way of Harvesting Crops in al-Qrayya

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.

Special Treatment for Repatriated Syrians

Syrian returning to the country must now pay to spend one night in a hotel and be tested for the coronavirus reports Al-Watan.

Regime Blocks Shihabi’s Business Venture

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.

Shihabi: Electoral Process is Corrupt

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.

French Expert Killed in Syria

A French mine expert was killed when an explosive device hit his car and the incident has highlight the difference between competing Kurdish factions writes SY 24.

Russia Criticizes Syrian Elections

Following the recent elections for the People’s Assembly, Russia has refrained from heaping praise on the process, suggesting they were unhappy with Iranian influence writes Asharq Al-Awsat.