Since domestic consumption is increasing (258,000 barrels per day in early 2011), Syria was forced to import some petroleum products
Dozens of women are still being held in Syrian prisons
Those who want to go to Geneva are linking the conference’s fate to the position that will be adopted by the United States, as though they were wishful to test this position once again
No detainees have been received by the Turkish authorities from the Assad regime, as was agreed with the mediators
Kerry’s high and excessive doses of Saudi, Turkish and Qatari lamentations and perhaps petrodollars made him lose his reasoning, and posture as secretary for a powerful country like the USA
Assad denies reports holding that a member of Fatah’s central committee, had brought him a message from the new emir of Qatar
It is rare that President Bashar al-Assad gives interviews to Syrian newspapers
What is suspicious about the story of the rise of hardline extremist groups is that they do not target the Assad regime
When an end is put to billions of dollars flowing from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, we can solve the problem in a few months
Erdogan has never uttered a single truthful word since the crisis in Syria began: Assad
Najib Ghadban sought to clarify details of the meetings after negative press in Lebanon surrounding the delegation’s visit to New York
If we confine our choices to leaders with broad appeal in the Arab and Islamist mainstream — excluding both al-Qaida and Kurdish leaders — we get the following five, listed in order
President Bashar al-Assad has given a interview to the Italian Rai News 24 TV channel in which he said he complies with every treaty he signs. The following is the full text of the interview, as published by SANA
Jaafari said the resolution states that neither party in Syria is allowed to develop, produce or transport chemical weapons
One can only wonder about the timing of this series of acts which aim only to increase the people’s concerns about a future Syria if Assad were to be toppled
Assad said he does not discount the possibility of a U.S. military attack even though threatened action was forestalled when he agreed to give up chemical weapons
The Saudi envoy Ahmed Jarba is working for his terrorist masters only
President Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to Fox News. Following is the full text. The interview was conducted on Tuesday by Former U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich and Journalist Greg Palkot
President Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to American CBS news. Following is the full text of the interview.
Assad was anything but conciliatory
