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May 2015

Mohammed Salman Proposes Political Solution Road Map

Former information minister suggests political solution with a transitional period of two years under UN supervision in accordance with the Geneva I statement

Syria’s Trading Game: Prices Inflate as the Dollar Falls

“It is the game of the traders; when the dollar exchange rate rises, shop owners raise the prices of their goods, even if they have been in storage. When the dollar exchange rate drops, their prices remain the same”

Khoja Demands Safe Zones Before Regime Collapse

The besieging of Damascus to establish ‘safe zones’ will prevent extremist groups from capitalising on a power vacuum in the city if Assad falls, Coalition president says

Hezbollah Opens Recruitment Office in Lattakia

Lebanese Hezbollah militia aims to boost recruitment of pro-regime Alawites through the launch of a new official branch in the coastal city of Lattakia

Syrian Textile Sector Loses 33 Billion SYP

Executive Office of Unions of Textile releases report claiming textile industry under-performed for 2014 with a shortfall of over 30 billion Syrian pounds

President Assad Honors Children of Martyrs

Speaking at a military academy to commemorate Syria’s Martyrs Day, President Assad honors martyrs’ children for following in their parent’s footsteps

Signs of Assad’s Fall Amid Absence of an Alternative


“All Syrian nationalist politicians, intellectuals, creative minds, businessmen and clerics from the different components of Syrian society, should cooperate – quickly and effectively – to develop the necessary rescue plans, and advertise these proposals on the local, regional and international levels”