Suhail al-Hassan, who is known as ‘The Tiger’, has proven himself to be an effective leader and well respected among the men who serve him reports Alsouria Net.
The President’s Political and Media Adviser praised Russia and China for their support at the UN and insisted that the issue of the constitution was a purely sovereign matter writes SANA.
Jeremy Hunt, the UK foreign secretary, said that Assad is likely to remain in his position, adding that the UK has “no plans” to reopen diplomatic relations with Syria reports Arab News.
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The US President announced the withdrawal of US forces, however little progress has been made, while the humanitarian situation in al-Rukban continues to deteriorate writes SANA.
The Syrian army witnessed mass defections when the conflict in the country broke out, but as the regime has secured the upper hand, they have offered pardons to some writes Asharq al-Awsat.
The upcoming tripartite meeting, which will be held in Sochi, will discuss the constitution committee, but there are concerns that progress cannot be achieved writes Al-Modon.
Turkey has announced that the constitutional committee will feature players from the regime, the opposition and civil society and will bring together the Geneva, Astana and Sochi processes reports Horriya Press.
The former Saudi intelligence chief claimed that Obama was to blame for allowing Russia and Iran to secure a foothold in Syria reports Hashtag Syria.
Turkey is determined to establish a safe zone in northern Syria, but it has not ruled out cooperation with other countries reports Al-Modon.
Maher al-Assad, brother of the regime’s president, is being marginalized, by the Russians, as Suhail al-Hassan achieves prominence reports Ana Press.
Following talks between the Kurds and Russia, Kurdish leader Elham Ahmad now wants the dialogue to lead to a peaceful political solution writes Asharq al-Awsat.
The plane, which belongs to an Iranian airline, has been favoured by fighters travelling to Syria to support the regime writes Alsouria Net.
It is hoped that tripartite meetings between the concerned parties will be able to achieve an understanding for the proposed Turkish buffer zone in northern Syria reports Al-Sharq Al-Awsat.
The Russia political party United Russia, which President Putin is a part of, discussed efforts to increase economic and political relations reports SANA.
As the conflict in Syria looks to be heading into the final act, regional powers are seeking to understand what the Syria of the future holds for them and how they can use Assad writes Al-Modon.
Following the announced withdrawal of US forces from Syria, other parties are scrambling to come up a strategy writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Both Russia and Iran have said that they want to seek a political solution in Syria, in line with the Astana process writes SANA.
Donald Trump’s haphazard foreign policy decisions show a lack of knowledge of regional dynamics and bring no benefit to the United States, writes Emile Nakhleh.
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