The areas under wheat cultivation exceeded one million hectares, with an 89% implementation rate of the government plan, stated Ahmad Haidar, Director of Crop Production at the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform

Over 100 chemical weapons sites, many not secure, could have remained after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, according to a leading chemical weapons watchdog, a number higher than any previous estimate; government pledged to destroy any remaining weapons

Royal Jordanian Airlines announced a test flight by a Jordanian technical team to Aleppo International Airport as part of a comprehensive evaluation on the operational safety and security before deciding on the resumption of flights from and to Amman

The Kurdish-led militia that controls the northeast territories agreed to merge with Syria’s new government: a major achievement for the new leaders as they try to unify a country wrestling with violent turmoil