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
New amendment, giving German authorities greater powers to refuse the entry or residency of individuals, will impact negatively on illegal Syrian migrants, says source
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
Middle Eastern, North African, Asian and European figures will attend the two-day event in Syria’s capital later this week
Syrian partners founded a third of new foreign capital companies in Turkey during the first six months of this year
Asylum seekers speak of the harsh reality of integration in Europe’s communities after escaping war-torn Syria
Signing of the nuclear agreement constitutes a major turning point in the history of Iran, the region and the world, says Syria’s president
Delegation of Syrian martyrs’ children met by Russian government and religious leaders on visit to nation’s capital
Despite a desperate Assad increasingly relying on Iraqi, Afghani and Iranian mercenary, his forces are continuing to lose ground
National Defence Forces militias in possession of munitions from Germany, China, Egypt, Russia and US, leaked report claims
French historian Nadine Meouchy argues that in the last century minorities in Syria failed to participate in national building efforts and that they must choose democracy over dictatorship if they want to avoid becoming “the gravediggers of their own destiny.”
Syrian opposition figure says upcoming Riyadh conference aims to produce a single document for a political solution in Syria, agreed upon by regional powers
“Dreams are considered the first indication of the existence of psychological trauma. War changes the psychological balances and manipulates standards”
BSS members consider the recent escape of Louay Hussein as a sign of betrayal following the political movement president’s surprise arrival in Turkey
I turned my mind back to the moment we heard a knock on the door, my father opened it to greet my mother, my aunt and some friends, and my mother said, “Ahmad has been martyred!”
A new documentary produced by France 24 shows life in the city of Raqqa through the eyes of a young Syrian woman
Aleppo Castle could not survive the bombing, the monuments of Deir Ezzor have almost vanished and Umayyad Mosque is no longer a symbol of Islamic culture
President Khoja calls on the Obama administration to separate the Iranian nuclear file from the Syrian crisis
Khaled Yacoub Oweis, a visiting fellow at SWP, the German international affairs think tank, argues that the objective of international envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura should be the protection of civilians and not the creation of freeze zones, which, short of a balance of interests on the ground, will become killing fields
Opposition government on verge of bankruptcy after revelations of fake jobs and corruption
