What Happened Over the Weekend
The White Helmets receive a contract to make PPE, flights between Aleppo and Beirut resume, wanted refugee arrested in Greece and more coronavirus cases reported. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
The White Helmets receive a contract to make PPE, flights between Aleppo and Beirut resume, wanted refugee arrested in Greece and more coronavirus cases reported. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
One of the businessmen had previously been accused of trying to procure ammonium nitrate for the Syrian government reports Al-Jazeera.
Dr. Zaher Sahloul and Maysoon Almisri were awarded The Gandhi Peace Award for their work to help civilians in Syria and their peace building efforts.
Seven Russian armored vehicles and dozens of soldiers have deployed in the town of Malikiyah in Syria’s northeastern-most region, used by the anti-ISIS international coalition and US force reports Asharq Al-Awsat.
The Syrian Democratic Forces have been hit by two attacks that left five dead and injured other reports SANA.
Three residents of the al-Hol Camp have been killed by unknown assailants, including one who was a 17 year old girl reports Enab Baladi.
Economic hardship in Syria is continuing to get worse and citizens are being forced to do whatever they can to secure food, even if that mean undertaking work they never imagined doing reports Etihad Press.
Syria Trust for Development, of which Asma al-Assad is the chairwomen, has been awarded the rank of international arbitrator by UNESCO reports Enab Baladi.
A new report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights has documented the killing of civilians during November and the parties responsible for these crimes writes Sowt Al-Asima.
Following the disastrous announcement of an elections commission, questions are now being ask about whether the SNC should be dissolved and replaced writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
The late Walid al-Muallem reportedly submitted his resignation to Assad on multiple occasions, citing health issues, but his requests were denied by the Syrian leader reports Nedaa Syria.
Russia has expressed its confusion, following statements by the US regarding the recent refugee conference in Damascus writes The Syria Times.
Ras al-Ayn camp is suffering under the weight of the number of people, a shortage of medicines and is expecting more people to arrive shortly writes North Press.
Following the death of Walid al-Muallem, Iran and Russia are waiting to see who will be his replacement and leading diplomatic efforts writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
Syrian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Walid al-Muallem has died at the age of 79, after years of service and support for the Assad regime.
Six killed in missile strike in al-Bukamal, Russia says refugee conference is just the start, difficulties in securing gas and fuel and two Turkish soldiers killed. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
The refugee conference held in Damascus has been met with scorn and derision by those opposed to the Assad regime, and other International powers have been less than receptive.
A German women, who is accused of being an Islamic State member, has been charged with committing crimes against humanity, including having a Yazidi slave reports Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
President Assad delivered a speech at the International Conference for the Return of Refugees in Damascus and said that effort were being made to provide all services needed for returning Syrians writes SANA.
The conference on refugees begins today, but Russian efforts to get the United States and the European Union involved, appear to have failed.
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