Calls to Address Religious Extremism
Al-Thawra (Pro-government newspaper)
June 20, 2013
Religious endowments minister says religious edicts labelling others infidels distort Islamic texts
Religious endowments minister says religious edicts labelling others infidels distort Islamic texts
President Assad has warned Europe in a German newspaper interview that it will “pay the price” if it follows Washington’s lead and delivers arms to rebel forces
Power will change hands only through the ballot box, Zoubi says
Foreign Ministry says the massacre was instigated by one of the Salafi sheikhs in Kuwait, Shafi al-Ajami
The Qataris and Saudis were in shock after their defeat in Qusai
The Qataris and Saudis were in shock after their defeat in Qusair
Information Minister Omran al-Zoubion Sunday called for the release of all prisoners of conscience in Turkey, saying there is no justification for the arrest of
The SRGC suggested the Coalition is being manipulated by certain countries seeking to divide the group into competing blocs, and serving foreign agendas
President Bashar al-Assad has said Syria would be willing to attend peace talks with the opposition in principle, but any subsequent deal would have to be approved by a referendum. The Syrian Observer republishes the interview as translated and published by SANA
The Coalition welcomes the draft resolution issued by the U.N. Human Rights Council, and thanks the countries that voted in favor of the resolution
A Syrian diplomat slams Qatar and Turkey and claims no massacres have taken place in the town of Qusayr
Syria’s Permanent Representative to the U.N. Bashar al-Jaafari accuses Qatar of collaborating to abduct U.N. personnel in the Golan Heights
Syria’s official news agency, SANA, has quoted an unnamed Syrian source who said Saudi Foreign Minister has no right to lecture Syria on nationalism, Arabism or Islam
Qatar has paid as much as $3bn to the Syrian rebels, a pro-government website quotes FT.
The Syria Times editor says, “no power whatsoever can save the terrorists from defeat at the hands of the Syrian army, whether in Qusayr, Aleppo, Daraa, Qineitra, or any other part of Syria.”
Syria’s opposition and government are preparing to take part in an internationally-sponsored peace conference, the United Nations-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said on Tuesday.
As part of its diverse humanitarian relief efforts to help tens of thousands of Syrians, the Qatari Red Crescent has begun an environmental and health program to by removing thousands of tons of accumulated waste in the streets and alleys of Aleppo.
The National Coordination Commission for Democratic Change (NCC), Hassan Abdulazim said Monday the group will propose new ideas and to the regional and international participate in proposed international conference to solve the Syrian crisis.
Below is the full interview as published by SANA, the state’s news agency, of an interview given by President Bashar Al-Assad to Argentinian daily, Clarin.
An-Nahar newspaper asked the opposition Syrian National Coalition and the National Coordination Commission (NCC) to speculate about possible scenarios at ‘Geneva 2’.
