U.N. Security Council vote on Thursday on a resolution to refer Syria’s civil war to the International Criminal Court
Jaafari said outgoing U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi made many mistakes
Chechen jihadists have been fighting in Syria since 2012 with direct clerical guidance and indirect involvement by a number of intelligence agencies
Asharq Al-Awsat speaks with the president of Syria’s largest opposition group
Foreign Ministry says attacks against civilians have increased
The Dean of Marketing and Management Studies Centre at the European University in Damascus has allegedly imposed unacceptable fees on students for certificates
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.
The Syrian National Coalition is living on borrowed time. Unless it can develop credible political leadership and effective administration inside Syria, the outlook for those trying to make it succeed looks bleak
Zoubi says presidential elections do not contradict the Geneva communiqué
Jaafari says Syrian authorities intercepted phone calls between rebels planning the attack
Assad uses Alawites as human shields for the defence of the interests of one family
Mother Superior Pelagia Sayyaf: “The nuns are living their lives normally, waiting for the security conditions to be conductive to a return to our convent in Maaloula”
Engaging directly with Syria presents a risky strategy for Erdogan
The NCC says the Coalition does not represent the whole opposition
The Kuwaiti role involved not only creating military operation rooms and directing the course of certain battles, but also giving direct orders to commit massacres and then boasting about them
Jarba says the battle against the regime is now one against Iran, Hezbollah and Iraqi militias
Nikolay Kozhanov is Professor of Political Economy at St. Petersbourg University
Some researchers connect Blackwater to the killing of demonstrators in different Arab countries
Coalition ambassador in Qatar says Friends of Syria countries encouraged to recognize the new passports
The Syrian revolution enters its fourth year with questions on the country’s future still pending
