For decades, Syria was known as the county north of Israel or beside Lebanon. This reputation persisted, in part, because of Syria’s political role during
Rebels issue statement calling for unification
Rising Kurdish assertiveness in Syria puts Turkey in a particularly tough position as it tries to make peace on its own soil with PKK
The coalition agreed to take part in the conference on the basis of a transfer of power to a transitional ruling authority with full powers,
Hoshyar Zebari speaks with Asharq Al-Awsat about his country’s neutral position towards the Syrian conflict and his attempts to bring the Syrian opposition to the negotiating table at Geneva
The party that entertains the illusion of winning through negotiations is certain to emerge as loser
Johnny Abo writes for the Syrian Observer on the renowned Muslim cleric who faced Bashar Al-Assad in Deraa
The demands have been delivered to the Arab League
Damascus Bureau surveyed the opinions of political activists and members of opposition parties in Damascus on their views on a political solution in Syria
Khamenei’s remarks came during a meeting with Minister of Endowments
More fighting in Syria means more victories for the Syrian regime and ISIS and its partners in the North
Veteran dissident argues America’s interests are served in perpetuating the crisis
The Koreans are the latest foreigners found to be assisting the Syrian regime
A two-day conference of Syrian and Iranian intellectuals was held in Damascus
The Iranian Minister of Culture met with Syria’s ambassador to Tehran on Monday
Economist analyst Adnan Abdulrazzak writes for The Syrian Observer on the regime’s efforts to show that Syria is capable to control its economic difficulties
The powerful opposition group’s statement comes on Sunday as fighting rages on near the border with neighboring Iraq and in the central city of Homs
Both organizations, whose mentality and actions are similar, grew and developed through different conflicts and confrontations
Feltman tells Raghida Dergham not holding the Geneva 2 conference means that Assad will be running in the next presidential election
A “political solution” in Syria equates between victims and oppressors, and in fact prefers the latter and seeks to perpetuate their actions and protect them from being held to account
