Darwish was set to appear before a Damascus court on Monday on “terror” charges along with his colleagues Hussein Ghreir and Hani Zaitani
Syria’s armed conflict escalated even further in 2013 as the government intensified its attacks and began using increasingly deadly and indiscriminate weapons, culminating in a chemical weapons attack on the Damascus countryside on August 21
Below is the speech of Assad’s Foreign Minister at the Geneva 2 talks as published by SANA, the official news agency
Assad appeared at ease, wearing a navy blue suit and smiling regularly throughout the 45-minute interview
The source said the Coalition will decide whether to go to Geneva II on Saturday or Sunday
All kinds of pressure are being exerted on the Syrian opposition to negotiate a joint government with the criminals
Russian will be offered from next year
Support for the President in fighting terror is hardening
The meeting of the Coalition on 5,6 January will be held far from media attention
Nabil Kozbari, Imad Ghrewati and Muaffaq Qaddah are identified as having not repaid loans
For the third year running, the crisis deprives Christmas’ glamour in all provinces and the Grotto of Nativity was decorated with photos of martyrs as well as the churches confined to prayers only
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?
Mikdad was meeting an Australian delegation comprising of activists from the “Hands Off Syria” movement
The incident reportedly took place at a checkpoint in Hazano
There were no casualties in the attack
FSA says conditions are not right to hold the conference
Syria says “era of colonialism” is over
Fabius says the the only solution is to leave out Assad and have the terrorists
More than 120,000 people who live in this area west of Maarat al-Numan used to depend on the automated government bakery in Kfar Nabel, which has been unable to provide bread for over a year now
Dozens also reported injured in series of mortar attacks across the capital
