Political Asylum Requests Rise Among Minorities
Zaman al-Wasl (Opposition website)
May 7, 2014
Minority claims for asylum contradict their position towards Assad
Minority claims for asylum contradict their position towards Assad
The United States looks at the Syrian elections as a “kind of farce
Surrounded by war or forced into exile, Syrians are turning to forgers to secure essential identification documents
Islamist rebel groups agree shaky truce in east while feuds continue in south
Sabbagh said Assad would divide Syria if he had to choose either to leave ruling the country or stay as a president on part of it
Assad says immense efforts are underway to to get civilians out of besieged areas
The revolution did not do enough to maintain the support of the Christians
The UN’s failure to hold the Assad regime accountable negates its purpose and raises doubts about the role of the UN organizations and the world’s active players
On the failure of Arab countries claiming to be at the forefront of enlightenment and of the fight against Israel
Labor Day comes this year while Syria is still facing a vicious global war and conspiracies led by the US, Israel, and western governments and the Arab petro-dollar states
Asharq Al-Awsat speaks with the president of Syria’s largest opposition group
Foreign Ministry says attacks against civilians have increased
Workers demonstrated on the occasion of Labor Day
Sensitivities heightened as refugees add to burdens placed on government-held area
Agreement reached through direct communication with all parties involved
Flehan apologized for any failures
Syria’s armed rebellion has undergone visible consolidation both in the field and at the command level since September 2013. Long overdue, this is a highly positive development. Still, it is unlikely to be enough to best the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. While the armed rebellion is far from being defeated, it has plateaued, both militarily and politically.
Activists say Hezbollah officials refused to free the hostages until eight corpses are returned
Jordan issued new anti-terror laws recently to face Syria fallout
Prior to the crisis, the small village had a population of less than 2000. Most of them left, but the number remained the same
