Budget Shopping in Damascus
Asharq al-Awsat (London-based pan-Arab newspa
October 8, 2013
Prices at the market have risen drastically over just the past year
Prices at the market have risen drastically over just the past year
The prospects of any Geneva II meeting in the immediate future are highly uncertain
Every male here has taken up arms, with one resident boasting
Assad expresses doubts about the United Nations report on the Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack
Syria doesn’t need any more chemical weapons
Ali spends most of his time in front of the TV. His mother asks him to go out, but he refuses. “None of the
Opposition Sharia Council cuts off internet service to millions of residents and displaced refugees living in the city
It is just the first step in a mission of eliminating Syria’s entire chemical arms production capability and stockpile by mid-2014
Saudis, Tunisians and Libyans are among the most frequently encountered nationalities
Erdogan has never uttered a single truthful word since the crisis in Syria began: Assad
The opposition says it will not negotiate unless President Bashar al-Assad leaves office
Umm Omar says she will give up her weapons after the fall of the regime and the establishment of a moderate Islamic state in Syria
Najib Ghadban sought to clarify details of the meetings after negative press in Lebanon surrounding the delegation’s visit to New York
Source says arrests included senior employees from the Central Bank of Damascus
Senior advisor to the Iranian Parliament Speaker, Hossein Sheikholeslam says a ceasefire must be implemented
The National published today an AP story about six Syrian rebel groups who called on al-Qaida and its rival Western-backed rebels to end their infighting in northern Syria as international inspectors tasked with overseeing the destruction of the government’s chemical arsenal. Here are excerpts of the story:
ISIS filmed the demonstrators in order to prosecute and arrest them later
Spokesman for ISIS issues video defending the group against slander
Doctor says Sarin samples were sold to the Russians and affected victims hidden
Zoubi describes it as illogical to negotiate with the FSA, Nusra or ISIS
