ISIS discontinued the economic life cycles in the areas under its control, monopolized businesses such as oil refineries and internet cafes
The delegation met with deputy speaker of parliament and Baath Party leaders
The price of a gram of 21-carat gold recorded 9,800 Syrian Pounds, 50 pounds less than the previous week
SNC calls three-day meeting in response to the UN envoy’s plan, in an attempt “to give notes and ideas, and to put things into the right perspective,” says Coalition secretary-general
Representatives visit neighborhood of Waer to investigate local’s views on proposed settlement ahead of report for UN envoy de Mistura
The women of Douma who were tutors and housekeepers became widows, door-to-door peddlers and informants
Foreign ministry source blames ISIS’ crimes on regional and world countries for failing to abide by UN Security Council’s counterterrorism resolutions
Assad has given a lengthy interview to Hezbollah’s channel al-Manar. Below is the interview as translated and published by SANA, the Syrian official news agency
President’s attitude constitutes a gross interference in Syria’s internal affairs while stressing France’s continued involvement and complicity in the Syrian bloodshed, says Syrian foreign ministry source
Community calls for the execution of Assad family member on accusations of murdering an army colonel, civil engineer and radio station director
Shelling targets neighborhoods of Aleppo’s Khalediy and Magambo, and Damascus’ Bab Touma, police sources confirm
No one has expected or demanded that every party should drop their weapons and forgo their means of pressure
Volunteer search and rescue workers appeal to UN and human rights organizations to intervene immediately to save the devastated city and its people
Regime appoints Rima al-Qaderi as Minister of Social Affairs after photos emerge showing former minister embracing army officer
Decreased bread consumption and a drop in quantity of stale bread in private bakeries responsible for slowing trade
These new financial empires were not restricted to businessmen with dubious practices for earning money, instead, these fortunes also extended to military figures whose official salary is barely enough to survive for a month
Controversy over reports of overcrowded boat carrying sinking off the Turkish coast
Medical services in Yarmouk remain dangerously limited as most doctors fled the area following the ISIS invasion of the camp four months ago
At some point, I was optimistic that all fighting parties would work seriously to reach a political solution, but the recent massacre in Douma killed my optimism
Heavy-handed policing tactics have resulted in the reported death of a child in the Turkish camp of Derik, source tells Zaman al-Wasl
