Shibl says the opposition has rejected the most basic principles for the Syrian state presented by the official delegation
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
Mouallem was meeting with Ban Thursday
Below is the speech of Assad’s Foreign Minister at the Geneva 2 talks as published by SANA, the official news agency
Adnan Abdulrazak writes for The Syrian Observer on the businessman who mediated between the Syrian regime and major superpowers
Assad appeared at ease, wearing a navy blue suit and smiling regularly throughout the 45-minute interview
Geneva II should pave way for interim governing body with executive powers
The President was meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif
The real dilemma produced by US–Russian cooperation on the Syrian issue is the attempt to remove regional partners from the political equation in a provocative manner
Russia is prepared to change its position on the Syrian crisis if Assad does not cooperate with the plan to dismantle his chemical arsenal
All kinds of pressure are being exerted on the Syrian opposition to negotiate a joint government with the criminals
After the ceremonies in Montreux when the two Syrian delegations, Lakhdar Brahimi, and Jeffrey Feltman go to Geneva to negotiate, the urgent issues will be somewhere else
Halqi says Syria will develop relationships with BRICS countries
Goreign ministers meet to discuss preparations for Geneva
The failure of the international community to support the Syrian revolution prompts questions about their real intentions
The parties promoting democracy and coexistence have remained silent for too long
The meeting of the Coalition on 5,6 January will be held far from media attention
No one objected to the deal, nor to Assad’s right to continue to steal the wealth of the Syrian people
Economists say the premier’s claims do not match national figures
This story has been written for The Syrian Observer by an activist from Idleb who say that by incorporating Al-Qaeda in Syria, the regime is stoking sectarian tensions, since Hezbollah is already located in Syria, along with the Iraqi Shiite radical movement, Abo Fadl El Abbasi
