Jaafari: Fighting Terrorism ‘Impossible’ Without Damascus
SANA (State news agency)
September 29, 2015
UN and Damascus not informed about French airstrikes in Syria prior to operation, Russian news agency reports
UN and Damascus not informed about French airstrikes in Syria prior to operation, Russian news agency reports
Relatives verify reports of award winning cartoonist’s death under torture by regime forces following his arrest in 2013
Diplomats suggest separation of Assad and Syria’s state institutions in the context of a political settlement will help avoid a repeat of the ‘Iraqi scenario’
Russia is engaging in a tacit competition with Iran – especially amid talks about the impending creation of a regional and international “contact group” after America’s ratification of the Iran deal next month
Foreign Ministry slams Western nations for distorting the meaning of Security Council charter, stating any armed presence on Syrian land would be violation of sovereignty
Syrian musicians refused permission to enter France to perform in Strasbourg religious music festival
ISIS planted several improvised explosive devices inside the temple and detonated them, leading to the destruction of large parts of the temple
SNC calls three-day meeting in response to the UN envoy’s plan, in an attempt “to give notes and ideas, and to put things into the right perspective,” says Coalition secretary-general
Rebels accuse Assad regime of using Egyptian military equipment against opposition fighters as Damascus denounces Turkey for “supporting terrorist groups”
President’s attitude constitutes a gross interference in Syria’s internal affairs while stressing France’s continued involvement and complicity in the Syrian bloodshed, says Syrian foreign ministry source
Community calls for the execution of Assad family member on accusations of murdering an army colonel, civil engineer and radio station director
Experts explain how the removal of opposition forces from Zabadani clears the way to establish an opposition free zone that extends along the Lebanese Syrian border
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
De Mistura believes that in the Geneva 3 meeting, Iranian backing, representation of the opposition by more than just the coalition, and a Russian-American understanding will eliminate the reasons for the failure of Geneva 2
Harrowing new footage depicts the execution of a regime army officer at the hands of ISIS child soldier
Senior Baath Party official receives Australian priest Dave Smith on recent visit to Syria
Recent visit by French parliamentarian exposes rifts within France’s policy-making circles towards the Syrian file
Signing of the nuclear agreement constitutes a major turning point in the history of Iran, the region and the world, says Syria’s president
French official meets with Syria’s president to discuss counter-terrorism efforts
Mobilization and counter-mobilization, terrorism and counter-terrorism led the Arab region into a vicious cycle that will not be easy to break. It is a process that could endure for years to come, and will give both Iran and Israel hope to achieve their expansion ambitions at the expense of dismantling Arab societies
