The Syrian government is increasingly relying on the private sector to reduce shortages of oil products in the market
Activists warn of a plan to convert the city of Aleppo into a Shiite city
Larijani praised efforts at national reconciliation
Among the dead are 5,631 soldiers from the regime army, 4,492 from the National Defense Forces, Baath militias, People’s Committees, the Syrian Social Nationalist Party and other civilian militas
The Iranian official stressed that Moscow’s support to Syria and Iraq is concrete
Talks focused on economics and trade, as well as sanctions
Halki relays message from Assad
The visit is expected to last several days
Khamenei sent a message to the regime’s shabeeha in Nubbul and Zahra
The three parties agreed to continue coordination to combat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the Nusra Front, and other Al-Qaeda offshoots
A general lack of employment for Syrian refugees in Lebanon has forced some young people to join the new Syrian Hezbollah to fight as mercenaries
Israeli warplanes attacked two Syrian sites on Sunday afternoon
Syrian regime has turned a blind eye to Iran’s sectarian policy within its territory
The regime is trying to circulate news that ISIS is in the Horan
Iran had clarified its position to the U.N. Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura
Offices that aim to spread Shiism have been established in al-Amarah, and in al-Amin there is also an office that supervises missionaries who live in the neighborhood and have recently become Shia
Khatib met defectors in the Turkish camps eager for any sign of hope
Assad would exit power and a hybrid administration consisting of the remains of the current government and the moderate opposition would be formed, and each party would continue to control the areas it currently oversees
Asharq Al-Awsat speaks with the US State Department’s Daniel Rubinstein about continuing efforts to secure a political solution to the conflict
No one claimed responsibility and Syrian and Iranian state media did not mention the attack, which occurred in an area controlled by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad
