Iranian president hails the liberation of Aleppo as a critical step towards establishing peace and stability in Syria as countries ready to gather in Kazakhstan for negotiations on the crisis
In statements to Lebanese television, Syria’s deputy FM takes jab at Doha and Riyadh for their backing of terror groups in Syria, denying them space at the negotiating table unless support to armed groups is stopped
Writing for All4Syria, Walid Bunni urges opposition factions attending the upcoming talks in Astana to resist foreign pressure for short-term gains
Syria and Iran sign contracts on economic cooperation in oil, mobile communications, agriculture, animal resources and industry, with an additional agreement to develop Syria’s ports currently in the pipeline
How will the Syrian opposition go to Astana and what are the issues to watch out for? Political opposition and religious figures speak with Alsouria Net about what strategic changes must be made in order to emerge successful
Minister Abdrakhmanov proposing next Monday as the working date to hold talks on Syria in the Kazakh capital
Lack of training for women risks putting more than half the population out of work, but why would Syrian society prevent large numbers of its potential human energy from working when it is in dire need of assistance in farming, education, health, and construction?
Ain al-Medina speaks to former female inmates about the social rejection and suffering they face after being released from prison, as many return to collapsed relationships as well as exclusion from families and friendship circles
Russian FM meets with counterpart Abdrakhmanov to discuss preparations for the upcoming Syrian peace talks to be held in the Kazakh capital next week
Alaa Ibrahim says reconciliation agreement will take place in the Eastern Ghouta area outside the capital Damascus within the next few days
Opposition members reportedly met with Trump’s Middle East adviser in November in an effort to secure support for a post-Assad transition
Iqtissad speaks with local traders and officials about how the quiet border town near Turkey blossomed into one of the Syrian opposition’s key trading hubs in the area
Deputy head of the Syrian Interim Government expresses hope that a Trump presidency will contribute to Turkey’s efforts to ensure a successful ceasefire in Syria
Obama’s two terms and the lie of the bloody Arab Spring made us feel that George W. Bush was a dove of peace. Bush did not, in practice, destroy anywhere but Iraq, given that Afghanistan was already destroyed, whereas Obama went ceaselessly from Syria to Libya and Yemen.
Foreign Ministry urges UN to end attacks by Israel after strikes targeted a major military airport outside of the capital late last week
Walid Bunni asks whether the US president-elect will continue the Obama administration’s stance in denying the goals and freedoms of the region’s people for the past eight years
Swiss aid delegates confirm plans to open office in the Syrian capital during meeting to discuss increasing cooperation in development
Eight people killed in Russian attacks which targeted apartment complex in Babka, while separate Syrian and US-led coalition strikes killed scores of Al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters in Idleb province
Children at risk of being registered as illegitimate after Assad regime refuses to acknowledge the validity of marriage contracts administered by opposition courts in the eastern parts of Aleppo
Opposition in Barada valley area reject state media’s claims of rebel agreement with Assad regime to hand over their weapons, adding that repair teams have not entered to fix the damaged water source
