The British foreign secretary tells Asharq Al-Awsat his country’s military presence in the Gulf should be seen as part of a permanent commitment to the region’s security
Tehran is helping Assad cope with his manpower shortage by recruiting mercenaries in Lebanon, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Iraq
Some American and European officials believe that the regime and its allies are leaking this kind of information to reduce pressure on it, and give the impression that ISIS is the only possible alternative
Report claims over 2,000 Syrians have drowned while attempting to emigrate to European countries
British Telegraph newspaper claims the recent hospitalization and arrest of a number of senior regime figures was due to their participation in a foiled coup attempt
Turkish authorities deport the son of a British official for illegally travelling to Syria
Detained Syrian journalist wins 2015 UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize
Former Coalition president claims John Kerry’s recent remarks ignore US policy in the region, as well as the American values of human rights and democracy
Collapse of US and EU values with narrow interests and hollow mottos attests to the ineffectiveness of their polices, claims deputy FM
ISIS confiscates the homes of former Baathists and defectors from the Syrian regime
Should we really worry about cleaning up the language of the news, with embarrassing terms like “sexual jihad,” or should we instead focus on the reality of an unprecedented phenomenon that sees dozens of teenage girls leaving their parents’ homes each year in order to join jihadist groups?
The Syrian Observer publishes the statement that was signed by 57 Syrian and international rights groups as translated and published by the VDC
Schools in Deir-ez-Zor ordered to teach the Koran while new syllabus is prepared
Even though the people of the camps had chosen neutrality, they performed humanitarian work by supplying the besieged areas with food supplies and provided medical services and first aid to the wounded
Group now requires European recruits to undergo background checks, fearing infiltration by Western intelligence agents
Why does Ankara refuse to play a decisive role and leave the area open to others —is it afraid of military involvement?
There is a notable absence of Syrians among the decision-makers
The state has judicial organizations, hospitals and police
Regime supporters have turned to social media to reflect their rage over the Islamic State’s humiliating defeats against the armed forces in eastern Syria
A column in honor of the one-year anniversary of Syria’s chemical attack
