Assad to RIA Novosti and Sputnik: We Have the Will to Clean Syria Completely of Terrorists

Monday April 4th, 2016

by SANA (Syrian official news agency)

Assad continues his interview with Novosti and Sputnik. The interview is published here as appeared on SANA.

Assad to RIA Novosti and Sputnik: Syria is Not Prepared for Federalism

Thursday March 31st, 2016

by SANA (Syrian official news agency)

Terrorism in Syria and Iraq is receiving direct support from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, France and the United Kingdom, Syrian President Bashar Assad told Sputnik and Novosti

Putin Carried Out Threat to Assad and Withdrew Forces: Louay Hussein

Thursday March 17th, 2016

by All4Syria (opposition website)

All4Syria speaks with the head of the Building the Syrian State movement on what Russia’s decision to leave Syria means for Assad and the region

Louay Hussein: No One Has the Ability to Disobey the Cease-fire Decision

Tuesday March 1st, 2016

by All4Syria (independent website)

Leading opposition figure speaks to All4Syria about the cease-fire in Syria, its impact on the country’s future and the extent the parties in the conflict are committed to the decision

Assad To Spanish Paper: ’80 Countries Support Terrorists in Syria’

Monday February 22nd, 2016

by SANA (Syrian official news agency)

Bashar al-Assad said on Saturday he was ready for a ceasefire, on condition “terrorists” did not use a lull in fighting to their advantage and that countries backing insurgents halted support for them. Below is the interview as published by the Syrian news agency SANA

Assad Vows to Retake Syria, Amid New Ceasefire Push

Monday February 15th, 2016

by SANA (State news agency)

Assad says he backs peace talks but that negotiations do “not mean that we stop fighting terrorism”

Interview: Bouthaina Shaaban – ‘Nothing Will be Imposed on Syria at its Expense’

Thursday December 24th, 2015

by Tishreen (pro-government newspaper)

Countries sponsoring terrorism must come to see they have reached an impasse and need to change their positions if recent Security Council resolutions are to be successful, top advisor to President Assad tells Lebanese TV

Interview: Mohamad Mansour – How Syria’s Media Tycoons Control the Market

Friday December 11th, 2015

by Iqtissad (independent economic website)

Syrian journalist and TV producer Mohamad Mansour highlights the reasons behind the establishment of private media corporations in Syria, and how the industry has worked to strip journalists of their civil rights

‘Britain’s Air Strikes Are Doomed to Fail’: Assad

Monday December 7th, 2015

by SANA

In an interview with The Sunday Times, Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, warns that bombing will increase the risk of terrorist attacks by sleeper cells in Europe unless there is a concerted effort to destroy ISIS on the ground. The following is the full text of the interview, as published by SANA.

Assad to Czech TV: Defeating Terrorism Will Pave the Way for Political Process

Thursday December 3rd, 2015

by SANA (state news agency)

President Assad says terrorists are flocking from over 100 countries around the world to Syria, in an effort to transform the country into a hub for terrorism

Interview: Mahmoud Marai – National Dialogue to End an Ongoing Crisis

Wednesday December 2nd, 2015

by Syria Times (government-owned newspaper)

The secretary general of the Damascus–based opposition Syrian National Democratic Action Commission talks to Syria Times

Assad to Chinese PHOENIX TV Channel: The Russians Did in a Month What the Americans Failed to Achieve in a Year

Monday November 23rd, 2015

by SANA

President Bashar al-Assad tells Chinese Phoenix TV that you cannot take any concrete political step before defeating terrorism, because this is the biggest obstacle, and this is the prime concern to every Syrian. Following is the full text of the interview, as published by SANA, the regime’s official news agency

Assad to Italian TV Channel RAI UNO: ISIS Has No Incubator in Syria…Terrorists Are Main Obstacle in Front of Any Political Progress

Friday November 20th, 2015

by SANA

President Assad gave Italian TV channel RAI UNO an interview. Following is the full text, as published by SANA, the Syrian official news agency

Assad to French Valeurs Actuelles: Whoever Fights Terrorism Anywhere Will Protect Rest of World

Friday November 20th, 2015

by SANA

President Assad told the French Magazine Valeurs Actuelles Thursday that you cannot fight terrorism while you follow or pursue the wrong policies that support terrorism directly or indirectly. Following is the full text of the interview, as published by SANA.

Khoja: Onus Lies With Friendly Countries to End Russian Bombing of Syria

Friday November 6th, 2015

by Anadolu Agency (Turkish news agency)

“What we want from our friends is either to provide a safe environment, or enable the Free Syrian Army to provide it,” says Coalition president