Daraa has been rocked by the latest spate of assassinations, which have former opposition fighters as well as affiliates of Hezbollah and the Islamic State reports SY 24.
Coronavirus is spreading in the Damascus countryside, as two judges and two legal assistants tests positive, and re-imposing the lockdown is considered writes Sowt Al-Asima.
Nasr al-Hariri has been elected as the President of the Syrian National Coalition, amid criticism of the process and the ambitions of the political body writes Al-Modon.
Syria’s ambassador in Russia has issued a scathing criticism of the Caesar Act and said that Russia will fight the sanctions and stand with Syria writes Al-Watan.
The United Nations Security Council have agreed on a plan to deliver aid to Syria, after a draft resolution by Russia was voted down writes SANA.
Some residents living in northwestern Syria continue to spend vast sums of money and risk their lives, to cross over the border into Turkey reports North Press.
The Security Council had voted down a Russian bid to abolish the Bab al-Salam crossing and put a six month time limit on the Bab al-Hawa crossing reports Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
Iran and Syria have announced the signing of an agreement that will increase military cooperation between the two sides, but it also looks similar to an agreement signed in 2018 writes Alsouria Net.
The Chief of the Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran has promised to upgrade Syrian air defences and work to improve the military writes Al-Masdar.
Russia has presented a new draft resolution, which would see a humanitarian corridor opened for six months, after the previous resolution was vetoed writes SANA.
At a recent meeting between Turkey, Russia and Iran, the three countries are believed to have come to an agreement regarding the fate of the Syrian Democratic Forces writes North Press.
The Syrian Democratic Forces’ Commander-in-Chief is not optimistic about the prospects of a political solution, highlighting the infractions by the Turkish military writes Etihad Press.
Abu Rakan al-Ahmar was arrested for allegedly demanding money for citizens and stealing products from local stores reports Sowt Al-Asima.
An armed man opening fire inside a hospital has forced the Syrian Expatriate Medical Association to halt all non-urgent cases until safety can be assured writes Alsouria Net.
The National Front for Liberation has rejected rumours that it has joined by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, but stressed that they are ready for combat writes Alsouria Net.
The recent Caesar Act has posed a number of issues for the United Arab Emirates, who until recently were engaging in normalisation with the regime writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
The guarantors of the Astana process have held a video meeting to discuss ongoing issues in Syria and to reaffirm their commitment to the country’s political unity and territorial integrity writes Alsouria Net.
Recent meetings held by Russia have caused concern with the regime, which has threatened Syrians involved with the process reports Al-Modon.
The Fathbutou Operations Room has been dismantled, following rising tensions and clashes with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham reports Baladi News.
Russia has announced that it has withdrawn from a UN mechanism that shared information about humanitarian sites in Syria writes Al-Masdar.
