UN Calls for Ceasefire, Prisoner Release as Coronavirus Threatens Catastrophe in Syria
The UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, called for a total ceasefire in Syria to combat the potentially deadly coronavirus writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
The UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, called for a total ceasefire in Syria to combat the potentially deadly coronavirus writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
Hadi Al Bahra has accused the regime of creating obstacles to prevent the launching of serious negotiations that lead to a political process writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
The Syrian Interim Government has provided an update regarding their efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in their areas of control reports Ana Press.
As restrictions to help stop the spread of coronavirus are implemented, the price food and cleaning supplies have soared in the Damascus markets reports Enab Baladi.
President Assad met with the Russian Defense Minister to discuss the recent Moscow agreement and the theft of natural resources by the United States writes SANA.
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The Syrian Negotiations Committee has lambasted the Syrian regime for suggestion a resumption of negotiations, at a time when the world is facing a pandemic reports Baladi News.
President Bashar al-Assad has issued a decree, granting a general amnesty for previous crimes and commuting many sentences writes Al-Masdar.
The Ministry of Information has spoken about the possibility of moving some newspapers to online only, and warned about the spread of false information regarding the coronavirus writes Al-Watan.
The prisons of the regime could be a breeding ground for the coronavirus and the Negotiations Committee has called for all prisoners to be released writes Baladi News.
Conflict has returned to the southern province of Daraa, the cradle of the Syrian revolution, after a couple years of relative calm reports Zaman Al Wasl.
With millions of people displaced and the country’s healthcare system in tatters following nine years of war, the threat of a devastating outbreak of coronavirus in Syria is real writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
The United States has sanctioned Syria’s Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Ali Abdullah Ayoub, for his actions on the behalf of the regime.
As part of their efforts to stop large gathering, the General Conscription Directorate has announced a delay in military service for conscripts reports Al-Watan.
Health departments are working to secure medical supplies to fight the coronavirus, while the regime continues to insists that no cases have been detected reports Zaman Al Wasl.
The United States, Britain, France, and Germany have ruled out providing or supporting any reconstruction assistance without political reforms writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
A panel called “The Struggle for the State in Syria” discussed what the future held for Syria and what problems it might face writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
The Sayeda Zeinab shrine has been closed for renovations and sterilization, amid reports that Iranian fighters in the area have died from coronavirus writes Sowt al-Asima.
Russian and Turkish joint patrols halted, insistence of no presence of coronavirus, a fresh US convoy enters Syria and dissidents urge further action by the US. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
The bloody conflict in Syria has entered its tenth year, with much of the population displaced and the country and its economy in ruins writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
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