Competition for control of strategic and business sectors are fostering dangerous tensions between the two countries, according to Alsouria Net
Washington correspondent Hussain Abdul Hussain explains why America viewed the Assad regime as a valuable partner in the past, and why that has changed
Detainees and the opposition have expressed fears of a massacre after authorities moved to quash a riot by prisoners
Washington’s ignorance and failure in implementing its foreign policy are clear indicators of the impending collapse of the U.S. empire, Assad’s chief propagandist writes in Al-Mayadeen
After witnessing a return to relative stability, the presence of the Al-Qaeda-linked HTS can be seen as encouraging further strikes, one resident tells Zeitoun
Syrian businessmen and their families were expelled on charges of working with Qatar during the Saudi-led blockade, Palestinian-run newspaper reports
Opposition accuses government forces and allied militias of carrying out reprisals on civilians in areas retaken from ISIS, SNC media office reports
Kurdish figures tout the proposed meeting at the Russian airbase in Lattakia as a possible ‘beginning of the end’ to the Syrian crisis, loyalist Al-Akhbar writes
Meeting between civil and rebel representatives in the southern region attempts to settle differences in the military, civilian and judicial sectors, Enab Baladi writes
SIG calls on international community to hand over control of opposition areas to its staff, SNC media office reports
The regime is confiscating property from the poorest segments of the population, opposition news outlet Souriatna writes
The Syrian government voices support for the Iran nuclear deal
Writing for Zeitoun, Yasmin Mohammed describes how social media bridges distances despite the generational gap, as Syrian families are driven apart by years of war
Fleeing the horrors of ISIS and shelling in Deir-ez-Zor, Ali Ahmad Rashed volunteered to steer 165 people through an area littered with mines, Alsouria Net reports
Syria has said it hopes the conference will help secure Russian commitments for the upcoming reconstruction phase
Head of the rebel courthouse says all the province’s churches will be handed over to ‘our Christian brothers,’ All4Syria reports
Meetings of the intergovernmental commission will aim to expand Russian investments in Syria ahead of reconstruction, official media reports
Zaman al-Wasl reports that European officials are pursuing normalization with Assad through the diplomatic and security fields
Struggling to see the benefits of the Russian-backed cease-fire, displaced residents are moving toward deals with the regime in an effort to return to their homes, Enab Baladi writes
President and visiting Iranian delegation slam recent independence vote in Iraqi Kurdistan as an attempt to disrupt the harmony of the region
