The real dilemma produced by US–Russian cooperation on the Syrian issue is the attempt to remove regional partners from the political equation in a provocative manner
After the ceremonies in Montreux when the two Syrian delegations, Lakhdar Brahimi, and Jeffrey Feltman go to Geneva to negotiate, the urgent issues will be somewhere else
The Coalition is in crisis after mass resignations
If Geneva II is to be held this January, it would come up with nothing more than initiating a series of fragile, futile negotiations
The failure of the international community to support the Syrian revolution prompts questions about their real intentions
The parties promoting democracy and coexistence have remained silent for too long
U.S. policy on Syria has been contradictory from the very beginning of the crisis
Either the FBI’s information was false regarding the extremists percentage, or the extremists possessed superior weapons, which enabled them to conquer their moderate rivals
Johnny Abo writes for The Syrian Observer about a Syrian salon in Beirut: is it a different opinion of the opposition or a way to find an exit to the regime?
Sources say a delegation from the Syrian Foreign Ministry arrived in Muscat airport simultaneously with the arrival of a delegation of independent figures from the Syrian opposition
FSA leader complains lack of support pits the group against their own allies
Secretary of State says US meeting with Islamic Front “possible,” despite aid freeze
Kilo argues the west assumed form the beginning that Muslims seek a fundamentalist agenda
Asharq Al-Awsat speaks with Syrian interim government Prime Minister Ahmed Touhmeh about recent developments on the ground in Syria and the upcoming Geneva II peace conference
The Wall Street Journal reported Idriss fled after Islamists took over his HQ
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s mercenaries have accomplished a new, bloody achievement that competes with the Syrian regime’s bloodiness
Toumeh claims regime offered to eliminate Al-Qaeda operatives
Hafez al-Assad even suppressed the Alawites who refused to obey him and showed tribal affiliations toward Assad’s former opponents, Salah Jdid and Mohammed Imran
Mohammad Farouk Tayfour says the crisis in Syria is not a civil war
It is time to start a Track II in Syria where a number of intellectuals, academics, and civic activists of the two main parties of the Syrian conflict begin a genuine dialogue
