First Grain-Carrying Train Arrives at Sbaineh Silos
SANA (official news agency)
August 10, 2020
For the first time in nine years, a train carrying grain has arrived in Damascus, delivering 1,000 tons reports SANA.
For the first time in nine years, a train carrying grain has arrived in Damascus, delivering 1,000 tons reports SANA.
A new ship has been launched from Tartous Port, which is now capable of carrying thousands of heads of livestock and has produced many job opportunities writes SANA.
Asma al-Assad has met with the family of a murdered child and blamed the current conditions on poor security and socials problems reports Shaam Network.
A group of workers in Tartous have been punished by their employer for not taking part in the recent elections for the People’s Assembly writes Shaam Network.
A leader from the Alawite community has revealed how the president’s wife, Asma al-Assad, helped to bring down Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf reports Al-Nass News.
All of the duty-free businesses that were taken by the regime from Rami Makhlouf have been offered to alternative investors writes Alsouria Net.
Parliamentary elections are set for July 19, and confronting the economic sanctions imposed on the regime is a priority for the the Baath leadership writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
Rami Makhlouf has been dealt a further blow with the announcement that the Ministry of Economy and Trade has rescinded contracts made with the businessman writes Baladi News.
The head of the Syria First party has spoken out against the policies of the regime and called for freedom and democracy, as well as a national reconciliation project reports Baladi News.
Residents of Suweida have protested against living conditions in the province and the recent fires that destroyed crops and livelihoods reports Enab Baladi.
Suicides are becoming prevalent in Syria, with hanging the most frequent method of suicide reports Tishreen.
President Assad has dismissed Talal al-Barazi, and replaced him with Atef al-Nadaf, who was previously governor of Suweida writes Alsouria Net.
Residents of the Syrian coast are anticipating, what could be, a devastating earthquake, but officials are confident that buildings can withstand writes Al-Watan.
To spread awareness and information about the coronavirus, the Syrian government has set up a number of emergency centres and telephone hotlines writes SANA.
In line with the government’s efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, a number of initiatives and campaigns have been launched to ensure that people isolated in their homes receive the proper care they need writes SANA.
While still denying the existence of any cases, the regime are putting in place a number of measures to ensure that the coronavirus does not spread reports Alsouria Net.
The Syrian regime insists that there are no cases of coronavirus in Syria, however a number of Pakistanis, travelling from Syria, have tested positive reports Alsouria Net.
Turnout for applications to be considered for the upcoming People’s Assembly elections has been high across the country and represents a diverse range of people reports Al-Watan.
Applications to run for the People’s Assembly have been low across the country, but the authorities are expecting an upturn in the number writes Al-Watan.
Pro-regime activists have circulated a video of a regime fighter begging on the streets of the capital, sparking anger and outrage writes Brocar Press.
