It is never too late to pursue determined efforts to secure some semblance of justice and accountability. The Syrian Observer sits with Charles Lister.
Mekdad affirmed Syria’s keenness to strengthen joint Arab action, according to SANA.
The U.S. decision to lift sanctions on northern Syria had a large impact on businessmen in regime areas, according to al-Hal net.
The U.S. will allow foreign investment in northeastern Syria under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces, according to Baladi News.
The opposition reaffirmed its commitment to a political solution in Syria, according to the SOC Media Department.
Seventeen Syrian humanitarian, human rights and civil society organizations called for an independent investigation into the Tadamon massacre, according to Baladi News.
Russia and Syria were not invited to the conference, according to al-Watan.
The U.S. Congress requested a detailed report about the wealth of the Assad family, that ought to be finalized next week, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
A book by Fredric Hof recounts the details of peace talks between Israel and Syria in 2011, according to North Press.
The Defense Minister of Israel said Assad must get away from Iran to be integrated in the region, according to Enab Baladi.
Israel is targeting Iranian soldiers and facilities, according to al-Hal Net.
The U.S. has allowed Turkey to occupy Ain Issa in exchange for cooperation on the Ukraine issue, according to al-Watan.
The law by Bashar al-Assad that criminalizes torture is a facade, but it is also an acknowledgment by the regime of its own brutality, according to Wael Sawah for al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The Syrian regime president might visit Saudi Arabia and Egypt after the UAE.
An Israeli website claims that after the UAE, Assad will visit Saudi Arabia and Egypt, according to al-Souria Net.
Members of Congress are accusing the U.S. President of reducing pressure on the regime in Syria, according to al-Modon.
The Syrian foreign ministry criticized the “U.S. occupation” plan to exclude areas in northern Syria from sanctions, according to SANA.
Will the visit of Assad to the UAE influence the latter’s ties with the U.S.? Al-Araby al-Jadeed answers.
Opposition groups in Daraa are claiming that the U.S. is getting in touch with them, according to al-Modon.
The visit of Assad to the UAE cannot be dissociated from global developments, according to North Press.
