Political, military and economic support from Russia, China and Iran was crucial to anti-terrorism fight, Syria’s president says
Syria suggests Russian businesses will have first bid preference during upcoming stage, as Damascus hosts first international trade fair since start of war
World powers may have warmed to the idea of Assad remaining, but the president will not survive long after the transitional phase, Walid al-Bunni writes
All4Syria asks whether recent developments on the Syrian scene, both political and military, suggest the start of a new stage of conflict between big powers?
Syrian army and allied militias are making strides in their campaign for control of the southeastern border region, Zaman al-Wasl reports
In an op-ed for the loyalist Syrian Now site, Assad’s chief propagandist points the finger at Israel for planning the fragmentation of the region and the attempted downfall of Syria
Pro-Assad news channels report on ‘state of terror and panic’ in regime-held areas as militias terrorize locals for amusement, Alsouria Net writes
Editor of Saudi-owned Okaz newspaper Abdullah al-Ghadawi claims that Washington and Moscow have come to share similar visions for the future of Syria
Russian diplomat says 2016 peace deal would have witnessed breakthrough had the U.S. worked to separate moderate opposition from terror groups, state media reports
Residents are hopeful that a new safe zone deal with Russia will mean the end of half a decade of siege by the Assad regime, Sada al-Sham writes
The Euphrates basin area is witnessing a rebel campaign against the regime on one side and the Islamic State on the other, as ISIS stages a last-ditch effort to defend its eastern stronghold
Syria’s armed and civilian opposition hope to overturn the de-escalation zones agreement signed in Cairo last month, Zaman al-Wasl writes
Talk is circulating of who will likely succeed the opposition negotiator following predictions of a reshuffle at the request of main backer Saudi Arabia, Alsouria Net writes
Delegates meet in Iranian capital to formulate an agenda for upcoming round of peace talks later this month, state media reports
Russian forces have erected two checkpoints and a number of observation posts to monitor the cease-fire in the area, opposition site Zaman al-Wasl reports
France’s dynamic new president has demonstrated the willingness to show fresh leadership on the global stage, Saudi-owned Asharq al-Awsat newspaper writes
Writing for Qatari-owned Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, Adnan Abdel Razzaq draws a comparison between the displacement of rebels to Idleb and the US testing of the MOAB bomb in Afghanistan
Local monitoring group says regime and Russian forces have violated the truce 98 times since it went into force on Saturday, Zaman al-Wasl reports
Syrian forces are just kilometers from the provincial capital ahead of push through ISIS lines to reach regime-held districts of Deir-ez-Zor city
Russia rejects news of strikes claiming accusations are meant to discredit work on a successful cease-fire plan, opposition website reports
