The Syrian Jewish population was distributed between Damascus, Aleppo and Qamishli; most left after the regime lifted an emigration ban on all Jews in 1992
Khalid Saleh, the Head of Media Office of the National coalition, held his weekly press conference. Below are the transcript as distributed by the Coalition.
The coast is mostly populated with women, children and displaced people
The invitations appear to be part from an organized campaign to bring the wealthy back to the country
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented the deaths of more than 106,000 people, but warns that actual death toll could be twice as high.
Rohani will not be able to change the domestic situation unless he reopens the door before a minimum level of liberties and finds a formula to cooperate with all the movements
Rebels are advancing towards Assad’s hometown of Qardaha
Assad is reportedly trying to change the demographics in Sweida to confront the Sunnis in Daraa
Assad’s visit to Daraya, a city that has been fully destroyed by his forces is an attempt to show victory
The West is starting to realize the horror of the situation in Syria, but their wake up came too late
Abdelke’s detention is the latest in a series of actions the Syrian regime has taken in its attempt to foil any peaceful plot to put an end to the nation’s suffering
Assad is increasingly dependent on Hezbollah and Iranian forces, who now take leading role in operations
In new video, Golani says does not believe in parties, the political process, or elections
The Syrian Observer interviewed former political prisoners in Syria; below are their true stories
Russia wanted to affirm that Russia today is different from that Russia which stood helpless when its Serbian ally was disciplined
Support provided by Russia, Iran, Hezbollah and others, the weakness of Syrian opposition, and the inefficiency of the friends of Syria group play a nasty role in helping the regime draw and execute its policies
The women were being held as part of exchange deal for Hezbollah captives
The Syrian National; Coalition wants to create a 10-person executive council as a possible alternative to interim government
The move would leave the Syrians alone to be killed by President Bashar al-Assad and Hezbollah
The car bomb struck a Shiite neighbourhood and stronghold of Hezbollah on the first day of Ramadan
