Farzat was named one of the world’s 100 most influential people by Time magazine in 2012 and in 2011, he was awarded the Sakharov prize for peace
It once seemed like Syrian President al-Assad would quickly fall in Syria’s uprising, but increased Russian and Iranian support, and now the coup in Egypt, have given him a new lease on life
Disagreements have also arisen with the Free Syrian Army (FSA) over the formation of the National Army
Member of a human rights council says the refugees may be executed as soon as they arrive in Syria
In confessions broadcast by Syrian TV, one of the employees said the company bought U.S. Dollars from the Central Bank and resold them in the black market
The Lebanese people must realize their fate has become dependent on Iranian expansionist schemes in the region, Coalition says
Activists broadcast a video on YouTube showing Syrian refugees detained in a confined space in the Italian City of Katanya
Iran believes dialogue can not be held with terrorist extremists
The influx of refugees has raised the regional government’s concerns about its ability to absorb the number of people arriving in the area, because it lacks the resources to provide for them
Doctors find themselves without electricity, water or vital medical equipment
Manaf Tlass is being touted as the head of the new opposition Syrian National Army
The exams are expected to be recognized internatinoally
The magazine hopes to highlight threats against homosexuals, especially in war time
Zoubi hailed the high morale of the Syrian army
Halqi said the government will restore security to all of Syria and will pursue terrorists wherever they are
The hackers are computer experts who support embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Most prominent doctors and department heads, including Damascus University professors, left the country, leading to increased pressures at hospitals, which now depend on graduate students
The efforts of the Islamist groups happen to fit the regime’s efforts to silence the free voice of the Syrian people
The Syrian Jewish population was distributed between Damascus, Aleppo and Qamishli; most left after the regime lifted an emigration ban on all Jews in 1992
Khalid Saleh, the Head of Media Office of the National coalition, held his weekly press conference. Below are the transcript as distributed by the Coalition.
