Political Asylum Requests Rise Among Minorities
Zaman al-Wasl (Opposition website)
May 7, 2014
Minority claims for asylum contradict their position towards Assad
Minority claims for asylum contradict their position towards Assad
The United States looks at the Syrian elections as a “kind of farce
Letters sent to MPs from Russia, India, China, Iran, Bolivia, Venezuela and Cuba
There is no evidence the White House is prepared to change its mind
Surrounded by war or forced into exile, Syrians are turning to forgers to secure essential identification documents
Islamist rebel groups agree shaky truce in east while feuds continue in south
Sabbagh said Assad would divide Syria if he had to choose either to leave ruling the country or stay as a president on part of it
Assad says immense efforts are underway to to get civilians out of besieged areas
Nusra is still chasing Ahmed al-Nuaimi, the leader of the military council in Daraa
The revolution did not do enough to maintain the support of the Christians
Chechen jihadists have been fighting in Syria since 2012 with direct clerical guidance and indirect involvement by a number of intelligence agencies
The UN’s failure to hold the Assad regime accountable negates its purpose and raises doubts about the role of the UN organizations and the world’s active players
On the failure of Arab countries claiming to be at the forefront of enlightenment and of the fight against Israel
Labor Day comes this year while Syria is still facing a vicious global war and conspiracies led by the US, Israel, and western governments and the Arab petro-dollar states
Asharq Al-Awsat speaks with the president of Syria’s largest opposition group
Commander says ISIS is using young and vulnerable young men
Foreign Ministry says attacks against civilians have increased
Workers demonstrated on the occasion of Labor Day
Sensitivities heightened as refugees add to burdens placed on government-held area
The Syrian Government is targeting Turkish companies accused of “harming the Syrian economy.”
