Syria was ranked 174 out of 180 states by Reporters Without Borders, although they did not address journalists imprisoned in Syria, as there is no reliable data writes Ana Press.
During their meeting, the two men discussed the economic sanctions that have been placed on their countries and the need to enhance security and stability in the region writes SANA.
Despite being accepted on to a resettlement scheme by the British Home Office, 15 LGBT Syrian refugees are still waiting for permission to travel to the UK writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Israeli airstrikes on Hama’s countryside, regime airstrikes in Idleb, Turkish reinforcements sent to the border and Leishmaniasis disease spreads across Raqqa. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Kurdish groups have condemned the arrest of prominent Kurdish figures, as well as the kidnapping, armed robbery, seizure of property and forceful expulsion of residents in Afrin reports Etihad Press.
Regime attacks in the de-escalation zone have killed 135 civilians and forces over 150,000 people to flee their homes reports Alsouria Net.
Desperate Syrians are still trying to make the dangerous crossing from Turkey to Greece, with many drowning before they reach their destination reports Zaman Al Wasl.
The war in Syria has displaced 13 million people, but the situation and realities on the ground are not helping to facilitate their return writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Women and children were wounded when Russian rockets, fired from warships in the Mediterranean, hit targets in Idleb province reports Hurriya Press.
Despite the area being classified as a de-escalation zone, attacks by the regime and their militias have continued, resulting in the death of dozens of civilians reports Alsouria Net.
The Brussels III conference was co-hosted by the UN and the EU and aimed to set out a vision for the future of Syria.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party lost control of both Istanbul and the capital Ankara in recent local elections, stoking fears in Idleb writes Al-Watan.
The Syrian National Initiative are disappointed with the representation and vision of the Syrian National Coalition and the High Negotiation Commission.
Spousal homicide in Qamishli, Erdogan vows to solve Syria after elections, residents of the Golan decry Trump and the missing in Raqqa. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Assad forces targeted a school in the village of al-Sheikh Idriss, east of Idleb, killing two and wounding five others reports Hurriya Press.
On the eighth anniversary of the start of the Syrian revolution, opposition politician Michel Kilo says that a failure to unite, led to the failure of the revolution writes Ana Press.
Bashar al-Assad has reiterated that the regime will retake all areas, including Idleb and areas currently controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
UN Special Envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, also discussed the formation of the Constitutional Committee with the head of the National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change reports Asharq al-Awsat.
As the deescalation agreement that governs Idleb continues to crumble, active parties are exploring a potential assault on the region and the implications that it could have writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Tens of thousands of children in Syria have lost their limbs in attacks, which has been blamed on the indiscriminate bombing by the regime writes Alsouria Net.
