Western nations have recently softened their rhetoric toward Assad in apparent acceptance of the president’s mandate to serve during a transitional period
Conference will aim to agree on the number of military council members and the size of opposition groups’ representation, says Coalition representative
Transfer of two wounded fighters from Zabadani to Beirut hospital indicates Iranian-Turkish brokered ceasefire remains in effect
Rebels blame government forces for violating ceasefire with attack on public park
American suspicions increased after the Russians submitted hundreds of requests, to several countries, to gain permission for their military jets to cross the latter’s airspace to reach Syria, and assemble there
Iranian and Russian officials urge regional and international community to respect Syria’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity
Russia is engaging in a tacit competition with Iran – especially amid talks about the impending creation of a regional and international “contact group” after America’s ratification of the Iran deal next month
Reports from Damascus and Tehran state high-ranking Iranians have expanded their purchase activities in the capital since last June
Assad’s regime even boasts that Moscow’s decision to hunker down demonstrates the strength of bilateral relations
A source at the Russian embassy in Tehran stated that the embassy received permission for all requests by Russian planes carrying humanitarian aid to Syria to pass through Iran’s airspace
Terrorism was not born in a vacuum; it is rather a product of a sectarian regime that wants to penetrate and destroy the Islamic world by using terrorism, Kilo says
Two battalions are stationed in Ethraiya, and two others led by Hezbollah guard the road to the city of Homs
The regime’s position has weakened following a long and crippling siege in Kefraya and Fuaa
Alawite sheikhs block passage to regime military and intelligence forces after witnessing a series of withdrawals in the region in the wake of rebel advances
Tehran “consulting and holding dialogue” with different sides in order to conclude the initiative, says foreign ministry spokesperson
Assad has given a lengthy interview to Hezbollah’s channel al-Manar. Below is the interview as translated and published by SANA, the Syrian official news agency
Tehran criticizes targeting of journalists in Syria after Iranian television correspondent critically injured in Lattakia
Commonality between Brotherhood and Ahrar ash-Sham make it a breeding ground for great cooperation, says Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood leader
No one has expected or demanded that every party should drop their weapons and forgo their means of pressure
Experts explain how the removal of opposition forces from Zabadani clears the way to establish an opposition free zone that extends along the Lebanese Syrian border
