Sectarian clashes ease; fragile truce holds, but tensions remain in Sweida, says Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

Iran, European countries to hold nuclear talks - Iranian FM spokesperson Iran, Britain, France and Germany are expected hold nuclear talks in Istanbul on Friday, according to a Foreign Ministry spokesperson.

Syria's Sweida province has been engulfed by nearly a week of violence triggered by clashes between Bedouin fighters and Druze factions. Earlier on Friday, an Israeli official said Israel agreed to allow Syrian forces limited access to the Sweida area of southern Syria for the next two days.

Syria’s foreign affairs authorities blame Druze militias for obstructing a humanitarian convoy bound for southern province of Sweida

A week after deadly clashes between Bedouin and Druze fighters in the southern Syrian city of Sweida, Syrian Red Crescent convoys drove on Sunday along the Damascus-Daraa highway to provide humanitarian assistance to citizens stranded in villages under attack.

That understanding was based on comments from the U.S. special envoy and security talks with Israel, sources said.

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