Press Review 1/7/2022

·      Syrian newspapers published today highlighted the following headlines and items of news:

·      Brazil, Syria to enhance parliamentary ties.

·      Syria and Russia sign two judicial cooperation agreements on the extradition of criminals.

·      Lavrov: Madrid summit proved that NATO expects unconditional obedience from all states.

·      Russia exchanges only seriously wounded Azov fighters, says Duma Speaker.

·      US intelligence sets out possible scenarios for Ukraine.

·      Marcos Jr. sworn in as Philippines’ 17th President.

·      International Flowers Fair hosts products of beekeepers.

·      In its editorial al-Thawra newspaper reiterated that Syria has not and will not spare any effort to stand by the Palestinian people in their struggle to restore their occupied lands and their legitimate rights, stressing that the responsibility to preserve the rights of Palestinian refugees is a non-negotiable matter.

·      The daily said that the Palestinian issue remains the central issue of Syria, which has not and will not spare any effort to stand by the brotherly Palestinian people in their struggle to restore their occupied lands and all their legitimate rights, especially their right to establish their independent state on their land with Jerusalem as its capital, and for Palestinian refugees to obtain their rights to return to their homeland in accordance with international law and relevant United Nations resolutions, foremost of which is Resolution No. 194 of 1948.

·      The paper explained that during the past decades, Syria provided all the requirements for a decent life to the Palestinian people, who have taken refuge in it, but the difficult economic conditions that Syria has been going through for a decade as a result of the terrorist war and the coercive measures imposed by some Western countries on it have limited its ability to respond to the needs of the Syrians and the Palestinians alike.

·      The daily indicated that terrorism’s destruction of a large part of the infrastructure and vital sectors in a number of Palestinian camps calls for the urgent need to rehabilitate these sectors, which we hope will take place as soon as possible, including schools and health care centers, and UNRWA restores its headquarters and offices to resume managing activities through them, which is essential to be able to work on the ground efficiently.

·      The daily concluded that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees “UNRWA” was established after the Palestinian people’s catastrophe in 1948 and it was a temporary arrangement to help the Palestinians until they were able to return to their homes, but the suffering of this people prolonged and deepened and its effects expanded, and the Palestinian refugees became at the mercy of the donor countries and the interactions, therefore, UNRWA remains the permanent and final pillar of the international community’s commitment to the Palestinians’ right to a dignified life and their right to a just and lasting solution to their plight.