Conference goers upbraid Western-backed sanctions on Syria while criticizing capitalist policies which aim to steal from the global working class
The loss of an exemplary opportunity to give Obama a Middle Eastern dimension that matches the other aspects of his policies
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
Israeli warplanes target a number of positions in the Syrian Golan Heights, says IDF
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
“We open our hands to every Arab initiative. We say hello to those who knock on our door as we seek to stop the bloodshed,” Syria’s foreign minister tells Egyptian press
These new financial empires were not restricted to businessmen with dubious practices for earning money, instead, these fortunes also extended to military figures whose official salary is barely enough to survive for a month
“Many observers believe that the shifts we are now witnessing will not be like what preceded them, and we may see a significant result if the ongoing negotiations between the active regional and international players goes well”
Grand Mufti calls for adopting the language of democratic dialogue and not that of killing and destruction, urging people to choose their own representatives through politics and discourse
Illicit organ trade targeting the dead and detainees covered-up by government and intelligence officials, sources explain
Government working to stop the flow of foreign fighters and end Israel’s support to terrorists in the Golan Heights, says Syria’s representative to the UN
De Mistura believes that in the Geneva 3 meeting, Iranian backing, representation of the opposition by more than just the coalition, and a Russian-American understanding will eliminate the reasons for the failure of Geneva 2
Syrian airforce extends its aerial campaign in the countryside of Daraa as rebel groups launch major offensive
In return for the lifting of economic sanctions and a return of frozen assets, Iran must give up all of its nuclear ambitions after wasting trillions of the Iranian people’s money on these fantasies
Coalition’s aerial campaign not coordinated with the Syrian government and has deviated from its stated goals of fighting terrorism, says prime minister
Some American and European officials believe that the regime and its allies are leaking this kind of information to reduce pressure on it, and give the impression that ISIS is the only possible alternative
The vulgar ways in which televised interviews are conducted only causes the viewer to sympathize with the criminal instead of condemn his acts
Countries plan for the division of Syria along sectarian lines in an effort to contain the four-year conflict
Supporting Assad against the ISIS threat is a practical step in order to maintain the status quo, says Israeli general
Mobilization and counter-mobilization, terrorism and counter-terrorism led the Arab region into a vicious cycle that will not be easy to break. It is a process that could endure for years to come, and will give both Iran and Israel hope to achieve their expansion ambitions at the expense of dismantling Arab societies
