The Sharia court was established in a meeting spearheaded by five elders and lawyers and attended by leaders of military groups and the city’s notables after regime forces withdrew
Syria denounces move as “blatant aggression”
Hilal Assad founded the National Defence Army, a group of pro-government civilians fighting alongside the Syrian army
Kilo says rumors of Jarba’s extension are untrue
Minister says there is overt proof of the relationship between Israel and terrorism groups
Letters to the U.N. say Saudi counter-terror legislation lacks credibility
The ministry is working on the rehabilitation of the touristic treasures in Syria
Robertson says the results of the election are well known by all
Festival aimed to remind people of the great uprising that stood against tyranny
Nikolaos van Dam is the author of The Struggle for Political Power in Syria and former ambassador of the Netherlands to various Middle Eastern countries
Nikolay Kozhanov is Professor of Political Economy at St. Petersbourg University
Raymond Hinnebusch is Director of the Syrian Center for Studies, University of St. Andrews, Scotland; author of “Syria: Revolution from Abov.”
Mohammad Kassem writes for The Syrian Observer on a successful local council experience in Northern syria
ISIS took advantage of the withdrawal of the Ahrar al Sham and Jabhat Al Nusra groups at the end of September 2012 and turned the province’s entire life
Volker Perthes is the executive chairman of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), in Berlin
Investment opportunities suggest preparations are underway for the small state
Skaif was killed in regime prisons after several months in detention
In a telephone interview to a hotel in Damascus, opposition figure says agreement to compromise based on failure of the opposition abroad
The detained soldiers begged to be treated like Christians and others exchanged
Both sides accuse the other of assisting terrorist groups
