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Harsher Months Await Syrians
Tuesday November 16th, 2021
by AL-MODON (Lebanese website)
Iyad al-Jaafari predicts that Syrians will witness yet another decline in their living standards after the increase in fuel prices, according to al-Modon.
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UAE Top Diplomat Visits Syria: What Does Abu Dhabi Want?
Friday November 12th, 2021
by MOHAMAD SARMINI - NEDAA POST (Opposition website)
As the U.S. neutralizes the role of the UAE in several files, including in Syria, Abu Dhabi’s move comes to expand its margin in the region, Mohamed Sarmini writes in Nedaa Post.
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Has the Countdown Begun for Regime Return to East of Euphrates?
Wednesday November 10th, 2021
by FOUAD ALEIKO TO NEDAA POST (Opposition website)
The regime will return to the areas under the control of the PYD, in a way similar to what happened in Daraa and under a decentralization formula, Fouad Alteiko writes in Nedaa Post.
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Mohamed Sarmini: On the Sixth Round of the Constitutional Committee
Friday October 22nd, 2021
by NEDAA POST (Opposition website)
The sixth round of Syrian Constitutional Committee talks will not lead to any major breakthrough, as the regime continues its policy of obstruction, according to Mohamad Sarmini in the Nedaa Post.
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America’s Defeat in Syria
Friday October 22nd, 2021
by AL-WATAN (Pro-government newspaper)
The U.S. has abandoned its allies in Syria after it was defeated there, according to Bassam Abou Abdallah in al-Watan.
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Rifaat al-Assad: How Europe Embraced the Butcher of Hama then Allowed him to Escape Punishment, Twice
Wednesday October 20th, 2021
by SAM HAMAD FOR AL-ARABY AL-JADEED (London-based pan-Arab)
Europe has embraced Rifaat al-Assad, despite his corruption scandals and his reputation as the butcher of Hama and Tadmor, Sam Hamad writes in al-Araby al-Jadeed.
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Caesar Act: As if it Never Happened
Monday October 18th, 2021
by BASSAM HASHEM TO THE BAATH (Government affiliated newspaper)
Bassam Hashem explains how regional dynamics are proving that the “war on Syria” and the Caesar Act were pointless and vain, in an op-ed to the Baath Newspaper.
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A Report on Syrian-Lebanese Relations Over the Past Two Weeks
Thursday September 16th, 2021
by Hazem Saghieh for ASHARQ AL-AWSAT (London based pan-Arab)
Hazem Saghieh reflects on the new dynamic emerging between Syria and Lebanon, as a new government is formed in Beirut with many pro-Syria figures, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
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Hadi al-Bahra Must Suspend Constitutional Committee’s Work and End the Black Comedy
Tuesday September 14th, 2021
by Wael Sawah - ANNAS NEWS (Opposition site)
Excerpts from an op-ed by Wael Sawah, in which he calls on the Syrian opposition to suspend the political process and the new constitution talks as the regime continues its violent attacks on civilians.
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Biden Says He’s Ending Forever Wars. What Could that Mean for Syria?
Thursday September 9th, 2021
by Sam Hamad for THE NEW ARAB (Pan-Arab)
The U.S. retreat from the region would only benefit tyrants and fascist groups, particularly in Syria where it would allow Assad to eliminate rebels, Sam Hamdan writes for the New Arab.
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Two Tracks to Bring About a Political Settlement in Syria
Thursday August 19th, 2021
by Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy* for ASHARQ AL-AWSAT (London based pan-Arab)
Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy offers in his op-ed two tracks for a political settlement to end the conflict in Syria.
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Further U.S ‘Aid Concessions’ Await ‘Green Light’ from Russia
Tuesday July 13th, 2021
by Ibrahim Hamidi - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT (London based pan-Arab)
Ibrahim Hamidi claims the U.S has made many concessions to Russia in the file of cross-border humanitarian aid into northern Syria.
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Why Did Rome’s Conference on Syria Ignore Conditions for Normalization, Reconstruction?
Friday July 9th, 2021
by Ibrahim Hamidi - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT (London based pan-Arab)
Ibrahim Hamidi explains that the military and economic situation are prolonging the status quo in Syria despite the Rome conference.
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Sanctions on Damascus: U.S’ First Bargaining Chip
Friday July 9th, 2021
by Ziad Ghosn - ATHR PRESS (Pro-government newspaper)
Ziad Ghosn speculates that the U.S. will not remove sanctions on the Syrian regime unless it gains something out of the bargaining.
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The Syrian Regime’s Discrete Virtues
Thursday July 8th, 2021
by Hazem Saghieh – ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
Hazem Saghieh recalls in Asharq al-Awsat the story of Omar, who was detained in the infamous Sednaya prison, and how it ironically shielded him from disastrous outcomes.
From The Web
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Why an Assad advance on Idlib is unlikely
Haramoon (Opposition-affiliated research centre), Wednesday November 23rd, 2022
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Without Cross-border Aid, Millions of Syrians will be Put at Risk
THE NATIONAL, Thursday July 7th, 2022
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