The WFP has thanked Russia on its national day for helping Syrians ‘have a warm and healthy meal on their tables,’ sparking outrage, according to Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Bassam Ezzedine, a former Orient TV correspondent known as Hadi al-Munajjid, has been arrested in Eastern Ghouta along with his wife, according to Sowt al-Asima.
A secret meeting took place between Russian and Syrian officers near Lattakia, according to Baladi News.
Iran and Palestine have news ambassadors in Damascus, violence escalates in Northern Syria and COVID-19 continues to spread. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
The Russian Foreign Minister accused the US of looting Syria’s natural resources to finance separatist groups, according to SANA.
The spokeswoman of Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said her country would not rush to normalize ties with the Syrian Regime, according to Al-Modon.
Corruption has built its way through Syria’s vaccination campaign, according to Sowt al-Asima.
Russia’s military took one of Syria’s most beautiful beaches as a training base, according to Al-Souria Net.
Columnist Absi Simsim explains in this commentary piece for al-Araby al-Jadeed what’s behind Russia’s recent comments on the possibility of early elections in Syria.
Assassinations and violence continue to be the norm in Daraa, as the Russian-sponsored ceasefire settlements come under criticism according to Athar press.
Iranian military adviser Hassan Abdullahzadeh and his companion Mohsen Abbasi were killed in an ambush by ISIS in the Syrian desert, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
The settlement in the Southern part of Syria, that keeps Assad’s forces out of the region of Deraa, is behind the low turnout in the presidential elections, according to Athar Press.
Syria participates in the 109th International Labor Conference, chemical weapons allegations, and transfer of ISIS militants. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
The Russian agency Sputnik has confirmed that Bashar al-Assad received a first dose of the Sputnik vaccine, before denying those claims, al-Etihad Press claims.
Moscow is putting the option of early elections in Syria on the table in case a new constitution is agreed upon, according to al-Etihad press.
The special advisor at the Presidency Bouthaina Shaaban met a delegation headed by Irina Zvyageskaya to discuss the “Watan Document center”, according to SANA.
In a major policy shift, the president of the United States has revoked Trump’s era delta energy deal in North-East Syria, according to Al Araby Al-Jadeed.
Iran is doubling its effort to culturally influence Syrian society but is facing strong Russian competition according to the Levant News.
NGOs have criticized the World Health Organization for electing Syria to its executive board.
The Syrian election is legitimate only to those who oppose democracy, columnist Sam Hamad says in this commentary piece in The New Arab
