Pro-Assad thugs target government buildings and steal electricity cables and power generators in eastern and western parts of Aleppo where public electricity is no longer available, opposition website reports
Activists claim at least 41 regime soldiers, including 11 officers, have been buried in daily funerals in Tartous in February, Zaman al-Wasl reports
State media outlet SANA covers monthly shopping event in the coastal province which aims to showcase high-quality Syrian-made products to buyers
Iqtissad speaks to producers and traders about why Gulf and European countries are turning to Syria for olive oil after the country witnessed a 10-year high boom in 2016
Syrian foreign minister tells Kazakhstan envoy that Assad government is serious about leading the upcoming talks with the aim of ending terrorism
The announcement of a new army formed from the powerful Ahrar al-Sham group is seen by some members as proof of division within its ranks, despite assurances that the new faction will remain integrated
Last year saw the disintegration of security along Syria’s coastal areas as terrorist bombings, wildfires and economic uncertainty crippled Assad’s key support base
Coastal city mourns the death of dozens of locals from fighting on the Palmyra and Aleppo fronts, military source claims
Loyalist pages report bodies arriving daily as dozens of fighters from the coastal city are killed in battles in Aleppo and Hama
Loyalist media claims huge fires are the result of arson as flames were lit in several unconnected areas of the Lattakia countryside
Special police units raid jail in coastal city after detainees protests against execution of a political prisoner
Col. Naeem Ahmed was killed by rebel groups as regime forces tried to advance on the Harasta front
Renowned Syrian programmer and quadriplegic Khaldoon Sinjab lands in the UAE for treatment at the behest of the Abu Dhabi royal family
Major transport route cut by loyalist fighters protesting regime’s arrest of a drug dealer from Oum Haratin
Primary and secondary students return to classes as education directorate announces repairs have been finished on dozens of schools throughout the country
Syrian envoy to UN says country’s humanitarian situation has become politicized in a consistent pattern within UN statements and reports
Numerous areas targeted by suicide bombers in a number of cities across Syria, killing and injuring scores of civilians
“Fear God… Those who deal in the blood of martyrs to establish wealth are my enemies until Judgement Day”
Funeral processions roaming the streets in the coastal province have become a normal daily scene for residents, as victims’ families accuse the Assad regime of negligence towards their suffering
Three-day event will provide up to 250 scholarships by training institutes as well as diverse job opportunities for youths
