Lebanese Interior Minister on the Syrian Conflict
Asharq Al-Awsat
March 23, 2013
Marwan Charbel discusses Syrian conflict and how this has spilled over into Lebanon
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Marwan Charbel discusses Syrian conflict and how this has spilled over into Lebanon
Several bodies of international law provide standards applicable to the Syrian crisis, including international humanitarian law, international criminal law, and international human rights law
A joint statement by rights groups says 15th of March will mark the second anniversary of the start of the Syrian revolution which has seen millions of people in Syria displaced, both inside and outside the country.
Mainstreaming women’s narratives also challenges impunity for sexual crimes, which importantly opens the space for male victims to come forward. Women can add perspectives on the conflict as witnesses and active participants. Moreover
Syria supports to global inclination to build an international community free from the use of force, threat , governed by UN Charter ‘s principles and purposes based on justice, equality and peace and Syria ‘s willingness to participate in any international effort to achieve that goal and commitment to come up with a final document to meet the aspirations of our governments and our peoples.
Syria says Turkey and Qatar are responsible for the crime committed by the terrorists in Khan al-Asal , resulted in killing 16 civilians and wounding 86, mostly in critical conditions, pointing out that this crime is the first effects of the Arab League Council’s resolution at the ministerial level.
Cholera causes extreme vomiting and diarrhea, and kills through dehydration and kidney failure. Sufferers lose two liters of water from their bodies in a single day, and need ten bags of saline to replace it.
Loss of Al Thawra dam reverberates through Damascus.
The Ministerial Committee tasked with following up on the procedures to implement the political program to solve the crisis in Syria held a meeting on Monday with members of the executive offices of the Arab Writers Union and the Syrian Publishers Union.
The Syrian regime is still targeting media activists and journalists. Media Freedom Committee of the Syrian Journalists Association has documented killing of 11 journalists in February 2013 to increase victims to 138 professional and citizen journalists have been killed since the beginning of the Syrian revolution in 2011.
The full text of the interview conducted by The Sunday Times with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad.
There is a complete lack of trust between the two sides, the opposition and the regime, and building such trust will require a great deal of time and effort.
Al-Halqi reviewed the guarantees and procedures taken by the government to provide all requirements needed for the return of the displaced and the affected, as well as those who want to return to the homeland, Syria.
The National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces condemns the series of explosions in Damascus earlier today and holds the Assad regime responsible for them.
The Syrian Coalition defined the framework of a political initiative that is inline with advancements on the ground, while at the same time ensures achieving the goals of the revolution, the preservation of human life, stability, infrastructure
As the Syrian Coalition is keen on elevating the suffering of the Syrian people, the protection of Syria’s national unity, saving Syria from the crimes committed by Assad’s regime, and preventing foreign interference, the committee developed the following framework for any political solution:
As a part of the various civilian activities which are led by the center of civil society and democracy in Syria (CCCDS), a four-observer team went to the camp in 16-1-2012 to supervise the elections and the procedures of voting in the five electoral centers where the voters were able to choose their candidates for the positions of governors and their assistants.
Syria is open to all initiatives that aim at solving the crisis and
economy is strong, Syria’s Prime Minister has said.
Increasing trade between Syria and Iran vastly favors Tehran
President Bashar al-Assad on Monday received Patriarch John X Yazigi, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East.
