The UN special envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen revealed that the sixth meeting of the Constitutional Committee will be held in Geneva on October 18th, according to Baladi News.
Salem al-Meslet said that the United States must pressure the Bashar al-Assad regime to accept a political transition in Syria, according to the Daily Sabah.
A joint delegation of opposition figures met with EU diplomats to discuss the need to ensure a just political transition in Syria, according to the SOC Media Office.
Russia asks Israel to convince the U.S. on Syria, COVID19 wreaks havoc, and an anti-ISIS operation by the SDF. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
For the third time, Russia has targeted factions close to Turkey in Northwestern Syria, ahead of a summit between Erdogan and Putin, according to al-Souria Net.
Sergei Vershinin and Geir Pedersen discussed the advancement of the political process to resolve the crisis in war-torn Syria, according to SANA.
The Russian escalation in Idleb is a way for Moscow to weaken Turkey’s position ahead of talks scheduled later this month, according to Baladi News.
Foreign and Expatriates Minister Faisal Mekdad, has reiterated the need to lift the unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States and its Western allies on Syria, according to SANA.
Following the meeting between Bashar al-Assad and Vladimir Putin, Assad finds himself torn between the conflicting demands of Russia and Iran, according to Baladi News.
The opening of a crossing between areas controlled by the HTS and those controlled by the regime are clear signs of the complicity between these two, according to North Press.
The Lebanese newspaper “Annahar” confirmed that Russia’s Putin agreed with Bashar al-Assad to take control of the remaining areas of Syria under the control of the SDF or the opposition, according to Nedaa Post.
Iran has lost out in economic competition to Russia and other countries in Syria, according to the deputy chairman of the Syrian-Iranian Chamber of Commerce, Asharq al-Awsat reports.
IS group launched attacks in the Syrian Desert region over the weekend, resulting in the deaths of several Syrian regime militia fighters, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
On Monday, Damascus government forces bombed Turkish-backed Syrian armed opposition factions around Idleb and Lattakia, resulting in material damages, according to North Press.
A meeting in Sochi at the end of the month is scheduled between Putin and Erdogan in order to determine the future of Idleb, among other files, according to Baladi News.
Yahya al-Aridi, the spokesman for the Syrian High Negotiations Committee (HNC) criticized a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry about the legitimacy of the regime, according to SY-24.
A delegation from the SDC visited Russia where it met with Russian Foreign Ministry representatives to discuss dialogue with the regime, according to al-Souria Net.
Turkey’s Erdogan is finding itself more and more isolated in Syria, and Russia stresses on the importance of liberating in Idleb, according to al-Watan.
The minister of Education and the vice-president of the Novosibirsk province discussed increased cooperation between Syria and Russia on higher education and research, according to SANA.
Hazem Saghieh reflects on the new dynamic emerging between Syria and Lebanon, as a new government is formed in Beirut with many pro-Syria figures, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
