“I have been inhaling this substance for about seven months, it makes me happier than I have ever been before.”
“Many observers believe that the shifts we are now witnessing will not be like what preceded them, and we may see a significant result if the ongoing negotiations between the active regional and international players goes well”
Currency switch aims to protect Syrians’ liquid assets from a collapse of the SYP, says economist
At least 729 pro-regime militants killed in the two weeks since president Assad’s public speech on July 26, claims monitoring group
Syrian authorities release the award winning journalist and human rights activist after almost three and a half years behind bars
Grand Mufti calls for adopting the language of democratic dialogue and not that of killing and destruction, urging people to choose their own representatives through politics and discourse
Demonstrators in southern Damascus warn of a return of famine to the camp after UN relief agency officially halts its support to the area
Regime sources confirm rebel advances in the area while Syrian airforce carries out airstrikes on villages in the Sahl al-Ghab plain, says monitoring group
Opposition fighters lose ground in battles along Lebanon’s border as two rebel commanders are killed by pro-Assad forces
Years after the country witnessed a series of promising ceasefires, the situation has steadily worsened as violations by regime forces have trapped residents inside their cities; closing crossings, preventing the entry of food, and restricting access to and from affected areas
On both sides there are hundreds of stories waiting to be told
Will we all respond to the call of our national responsibility, overcome our rival and fragmented selves, and strive – with a collective will – to put the steps and tasks in their right context in order to save our country and achieve its new resurrection from the hell of tyranny and terror?
Priority should be the unity of military leadership to form the basis of a national army on all fronts, says re-elected head of the opposition’s SNC
Estimated at over SYP 10 million each, Aleppo’s goldsmiths release Syria’s first 1 kg gold bullion
Brigadier General Hassan ash-Sheikh gunned down in front of his children in the coastal city of Lattakia for traffic dispute with Assad family member
Working to save innocent lives for the past year and a half, 14-year-old Mohammad is Eastern Ghouta’s youngest Civil Defense volunteer
The British foreign secretary tells Asharq Al-Awsat his country’s military presence in the Gulf should be seen as part of a permanent commitment to the region’s security
Aircraft crashes due to ‘technical-glitch’ during the shelling of a neighborhood in Ariha, monitoring group says
Opposition forces inside and outside Syria have made significant progress to unite their efforts and vision following June’s Cairo conference, says Coordination Committee head
Coalition’s political commission discusses military, humanitarian and political situation with the newly appointed US Envoy
