Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria.
A group of Syrian and Lebanese intellectuals and politicians have released a joint statement denouncing the efforts of certain Arab governments to normalize relations with Damascus.
Normalization of relations between Ankara and the Syrian regime was discussed on the sidelines of the G20 ministerial meeting in New Delhi, according to Baladi News.
Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria.
The earthquake disaster has exposed the increasing influence of Iranians in the city, according to Syria TV.
The largest opposition parties in Turkey have presented the draft resolution that calls for urgent repatriation of Syrian refugees after the quake, according to al-Modon.
Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria.
The U.S. and global withdrawal from Syria encouraged Arab countries and Turkey to look for an alternative mechanism to resolve the Syrian crisis, according to Bassam Barabandi.
In an op-ed to al-Modon, Muhanad Haj Ali compared the Syrian regime policies and decision-making to a hostage-taker’s.
Any move towards openness between Arab countries and Syria will come at a cost, al-Modon reports.
2,534 Syrians died in areas outside regime control, 394 in areas under its control and 4,331 refugees in Turkey, Shaam Network reports.
Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria.
Bogdanov confirmed that the foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iran are arranging for a four-way meeting, according to Baladi News.
Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria.
Russia stressed that normalization between Damascus and Ankara is not linked to the electoral process in Turkey, according to Athr Press.
The earthquake caused the loss of jobs for 78.3 percent of Syrian refugees living in the affected areas, according to Syria TV.
Excerpts from an op-ed published by Munzer Eid for al-Watan.
Qatar, Kuwait and Morocco maintained their refusal to deal with the Syrian government, according to Athr Press.
Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria.
The arab initiative was conceived at least five months prior to the earthquake, when Jordan received preliminary approval from Saudi Arabia to initiate it, according to Orient Net.
