Monday News Summary 29-04-24.

(SFM) News:

• The Scientific Office of the Syrian Future Current published a study titled: “Universities and Enhancing Political Awareness.”
• The Media Office of the Syrian Future Current commemorated the memory of the Syrian revolution on April 29, 2011. On this day, Syrian regime forces arrested the symbol of the Syrian revolution, the child Hamza Al-Khatib (13 years old), at a security checkpoint near the town of Saida in the Horan region, due to his participation in the “Friday of Rage” protests to lift the siege on the city of Daraa.
• The “Tawad” educational chain, affiliated with the Syrian Future Current, continues its program to teach free basic education courses to its students in its headquarters in the cities of A’azaz and Afrin.

Domestic News:

• Sheikh Al-Hajari warns of escalation in As-Suwayda following Syrian regime reinforcements.
• Warnings issued regarding the impending storm in Syria.
• 5 Syrian regime forces members killed and injured in an explosion in Raqqa.
• A young man attacked a mourning tent with a bomb, injuring 12 people in Al-Hasakah city.
• One young man died and another injured in a car accident in western Idlib.
• Bashar Al-Assad increases the value of the “May 6th Gift” by a nominal amount for the families of his forces’ martyrs and missing persons.
• 26 people died in Damascus due to demolition and cracking incidents since the beginning of 2024.
• Signs of a gasoline crisis emerge in Damascus as delays in deliveries and decreased supplies occur.
• Bread crisis resurfaces in Damascus.
• Plan to establish a university hospital north of Aleppo.
• Civilian casualties reported in car accidents in Idlib and Aleppo, including a pregnant woman.
• Student “Danny Obeid” welcomed in Al-Karama Square and release of detained officers in As-Suwayda.
• Pharmacists in Damascus: No justification for raising drug prices, electronic linkage “mandatory.”
• Bashar Al-Assad discusses preparations for the Arab summit with the Bahraini Foreign Minister in Damascus.
• Clash with a cell linked to “ISIS” and arrest of one of its members in Al-Bab.

Related News:

• The Syrian regime attends the 4th Baghdad Conference on Water with international and regional participation.
• Jordanian authorities arrest 4 Syrian fishermen west of Daraa.
• The Iraqi Embassy in Damascus issues a clarification regarding the killing of Iraqi “pilgrims” in Deir ez-Zor.

International News:

• Shemeshk secures $6.3 billion in funding from the Islamic Development Bank.
• Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu meets with his American counterpart Blinken in Riyadh.
• Saudi Arabia calls for a clear path to establish a Palestinian state.
• An Arab-Islamic meeting in Riyadh demands “effective” sanctions on Israel.
• French Foreign Ministry: Significant progress made to prevent war between Israel and Hezbollah.
• Raghad Saddam Hussein publishes memoirs written by her father after his capture.