Below is the full interview as published by SANA, the state’s news agency, of an interview given by President Bashar Al-Assad to Argentinian daily, Clarin.
For analysts familiar with the politics of Syria, the country’s descent into chaos amounts to an all-too-predictable pattern. It also parallels what Rami Makhlouf, a major regime figure and first cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, bluntly announced that, among other things, Syrians faced the Assad regime or domestic and regional chaos.
Khawla Dunia is a well-known young female activist who addresses sectarianism through writing, blogging and social networking.
Many political commentators have attempted to discern Israel’s real reasons for the dual strike it launched on military targets in Syria at the end of last week.
Secretary of State Kerry chose to recognize in Kremlin the existence of “significant common interests with respect to Syria” for both the American and Russian sides, thus reassuring Putin that the end of the war will only be secured through dual sponsorship – whose lines are drawn by Washington and Moscow – and that the Libya experience will not be reiterated as promised by Obama and repeated by NATO on many occasions.
Iran will complete prerequisite procedures to fund and construct five mills in Syria.
Israeli political sources say the United States dealt a severe blow to armed groups operating in Syria after it accepted Russian conditions to solve the crisis in the country.
Israeli political sources say the United States dealt a severe blow to armed groups operating in Syria after it accepted Russian conditions to solve the crisis in the country.
The American-Russian negotiations over Syria have reached an advanced stage, but the new agreement still lacks the teeth to achieve results, a political scholar specialized in Syrian affairs said during between American Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.
With the acceleration of recent events in the context of the blessed Syrian revolution, the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria addresses this statement to the Syrian, Arab and Muslim people, and to free people everywhere, to clarify events and outline our position and responsibilities.
Haitham Manna rejects any form of intervention in Syria and said Israeli strikes against the country have come at a time when Syria are more vulnerable than ever to external intervention.
Israeli attacks on Syria reveal the scale of the Israeli involvement and the role of Western countries in the conflict in Syria, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Tuesday during a meeting Iranian Foreign Minister, Ali Akbar Salehi.
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi Monday condemned Israeli strikes on Syria, saying Israel was “playing with fire.”
The Syrian people alone must be responsible for deciding their destiny through free elections and without foreign interference, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Monday.
Israel will pay the price for its aggression against Syria, assistant foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian said during a meeting with the Syrian ambassador to Iran, Adnan Mahmoud Monday.
Two messages can be read from the Israeli raids on Syria, which took place today and on Friday evening and were subsequently confirmed by American officials.
SJAC interviews Dr. Daniel Serwer, who brings his expertise to bear upon issues of transitional justice in Syria. Dr. Serwer is a Professor of Conflict Management, as well as a Senior Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations, at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
Although it was never likely to lead to a victory so decisive as to turn the tide against the rebels and silence its critics, it has forced both the rebels to re-examine their tactics and some of their assumptions about the ongoing struggle.
Our major desire is for Bashar Al-Assad to act realistically, and not to remain detached from reality. His persistence in his current approach means bringing greater and greater ruin to Syria.
The Syrian people find no justification or excuse of Russia’s continued arms support of an authoritarian regime adamant to hold on to power, against the will of the people, and at the expense of thousands of lives.
