Although EU countries have refused to recognize the legitimacy of Bashar al-Assad’s regime since the beginning of the Syrian revolution, this consensus is being challenged, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
During the G77 ministerial meeting, Faisal al-Mekdad has reaffirmed the determination of Syria to face the terrorist and economic war waged against it, according to al-Watan.
Syrian activists participated in the UNSC special session, demanding that the Assad regime be held accountable for its war crimes, according to Syria Television.
The Interim government of the Turkish-backed opposition and the Salvation government of HTS are coordinating efforts in education, according to al-Hal Net.
Social media users reported the defection of a commander from the pro-Turkish Hamza Division militia to government areas, according to al-Watan.
On Saturday, the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, called on Turkey for dialogue through the mediation of the United States, according to Baladi News.
The Turkish lira crisis has had a heavy implication on the economy of neighboring Idleb in Northwestern Syria, according to al-Jazeera.
Local authorities in a region of northern Syria controlled by Turkey have decided to withdraw a school textbook due to a “blasphemous” illustration of prophet Mohamad, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
Syria’s permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva said that Switzerland has handed over three artifacts from Palmyra to Damascus, according to al-Hal.
During the meeting between Ilham Ahmed, and the Russian FM, Russia pressured the SDC to hold discussions with the government in Damascus, according to al-Watan.
Cooperation with the regime in Syria will not necessarily lead to its moderation, Hazem Saghieh writes in an op-ed in Asharq al-Awsat.
Russia has planned to destabilize the northern and eastern parts of Syria in order to expand its influence there, according to al-Hal Net.
The deputy head of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce regretted that while Turkey controls 30% of the Syrian economy, his country only accounts for 3% of trade, according to Baladi News.
The presence of Iran in Syria is central to the policies of normalization adopted by Arab countries, according to Ibrahim Hamidi in Asharq al-Awsat.
Turkey’s threats in northeastern Syria have pushed the SDF into a Russian-sponsored rapprochement with the Assad regime.
The administration of US President Joe Biden has set five priorities in Syria, none of which call for the withdrawal of Iran, in contrast to the previous administration of President Donald Trump, Asharq al-Awsat writes.
Turkey has suspended its potential military operation against northeast Syria, as a result of the continued refusal from Russia and the U.S., North Press writes.
The two largest opposition groups, the National Coordination Committee and the Syrian National Coalition, failed to reach an agreement to solve their differences, according to Orient Net.
Factionalism has led to increased infighting between the groups composing the Syrian National Army, according to al-Hal.
Russia has deployed a long-range missile air-defense system in the northeastern Raqqa governorate of Syria, close to U.S. positions, Asharq al-Awsat writes.
