Turkish and Russian defense ministers secure a truce in Idleb, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the ICRC sign a cooperation agreement, and the UN urges the UK to rethink Syria aid cuts. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
The Idleb governor met with a Chinese company specialized in medical industries to discuss areas of bilateral cooperation, reports Syria TV.
Russia has asked Turkey to open three commercial crossings in northern Syria hours after raiding a hospital in the Aleppo countryside, writes Baladi News.
The representative of the Russian delegation to the UN Human Rights Council has called the British draft resolution “completely biased,” reports SANA.
Tensions between Washington and Moscow will have various repercussions for Syria, writes Marwan Qabalan for Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
Russia has demanded the opening of borders between opposition and regime areas, writes Al-Souria Net.
A top French official has described Western sanctions on Syria as an act of aggression, writes SANA.
Iran has been left frustrated over its share of the Syrian “pie,” according to Sowt Al-Asima.
As part of a series of interviews on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Syrian uprising, the Syrian Observer sits down with political scientist Steven Heydemann to analyze the economic roots of the Syrian war and current crises.
The UN has described Russia’s recent airstrikes on areas near the Turkish border as “worrying,” according to Asharq Al-Awsat.
Turkish Foreign Ministry summons Russian ambassador to Ankara in light of the recent Russian bombing of Idleb, writes Alsouria Net.
For the first time in nine years, a new conference for the Syrian opposition will take place in Damascus, writes Etihad Press.
Foreign proxy powers Russia and Iran are competing over hydrocarbons left under regime control, writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
Russian forces have killed eight individuals and injured more than 20 in a missile attack on a hospital, reports Baladi News.
Women may now face compulsory service in Syria, according to an unofficial local news page, writes Sowt Al-Asima.
Regime artillery shelling has struck a hospital in northwestern Syria, killing seven civilians, according to Asharq Al-Awsat.
A council hoping to ensure the security of the returning refugees may be headed by a non-Alawite figure, writes ELAF.
Turkey seeks Russia’s support to coordinate the sixth round of Syria’s Constitutional Committee meetings, writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
Syria and Russia state that the US is supporting terrorist organizations with the aim to obstruct the return of displaced Syrians, reports SANA.
Former US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford recalls how America misunderstood Syria from the beginning of the war, writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
