As Syria prepares to welcome back religious pilgrims from Iran, experts claim that this decision is a highly political one, Asharq al-Awsat reports.
The Russian and Turkish Presidents talked over the phone about developments in Syria, among other topics, according to al-Watan.
What happened in Syria in 2021? From the Arab rapprochement to the presidential elections, the Syrian Observer recaps last year’s most important news.
Nine Iranians previously arrested by Turkish forces at the border will be returned on Saturday from Syria, according to Athr Press.
A grim year awaits Syria in 2022, as it has to endure a collapsing economy and shifting regional dynamics, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Riyadh and Doha are united in their opposition to normalization with the Damascus regime, according to al-Hal Net.
The war in Syria killed 3,746 people in 2021 according to the SOHR, the decade-old war’s lowest yearly death toll, Asharq al-Awsat reports.
In order to fulfill their separatist dream, leaders of the SDC and the SDF are turning their back on Russia and the Syrian government, preferring to remain under an uncertain U.S. protection, according to al-Watan.
Following the 17th International Meeting on Syria in the Astana format, Russia, Turkey, and Iran reaffirmed their commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria, and rejected unilateral coercive measures, according to SANA.
A Syrian citizen and a U.S. diplomat were arrested after Turkish authorities discovered the sale of a forged passport, according to al-Souria Net.
Damascus has called the report by Guterres “subjective” and “unrealistic”, according to al-Watan.
On Monday, a Syrian child was killed after being hit in the neck by Turkish border guards while trying to enter Turkish territory illegally, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
The Syrian delegation to Nur-Sultan met with the UN and Russian delegations, within the framework of the seventeenth Astana meeting in the Astana format about Syria, according to the Syria Times.
Turkish officials opened the first center of the Anatolian Turkish Academy in the city of Azaz in Northern Syria, as part of Ankara’s policy of Turkification, North Press reports.
Iran expressed its satisfaction with the recent exchange of 10 prisoners between the SNA and the Syrian government, according to North Press.
Less and less Syrian refugees in Turkey are considering a potential return to Syria, as they integrate deeper into Turkish society, according to al-Tareek.
The president of the Executive Committee of the SDC, Ilham Ahmed said that dialogue with the Syrian government does mean giving it legitimacy, according to North Press.
The SDF wants the autonomous administration to be recognized in order to engage in a dialogue with the government, according to al-Watan.
During his visit to the Iranian capital Tehran, Syrian FM Mekdad has met with several officials, SANA reports.
The FMs of Qatar and Turkey opposed normalization with the Assad regime and its return to the Arab League, according to Syria TV.
