Petition launched on campaign website Avaaz urges armed factions to open a “battle of the capital” to save the embattled city
US top diplomat to visit President Putin to discuss developments on Russia’s fronts
Syria’s new PM says government keen on promoting economic cooperation with Russia, Iran and Belarus
Russian FM expresses concern over UN envoy’s “lingering” to fulfill commitments to hold a new round of talks between the Assad regime and opposition in Geneva
Legal advisor to the FSA says battle for rebel-held Aleppo’s supply route on a knife’s edge as regime army uses internationally banned weapons to advance on Castello Road
Emergency services work to remove victims from beneath the rubble after eight killed in air strikes on Burj Qai
Sources claim opposition figures are looking to undermine the HNC and regional supporters’ stance on Assad leaving office prior to a transitional process
All deployments of German troops outside the NATO area have to be authorized by the German national parliament
Washington has delivered a proposal to the Kremlin accepting joint military coordination in return for Russia pressuring Assad to end the bombing of moderates and restart political talks
Kremlin says Russian and American leaders stressed commitment to military and diplomatic cooperation in effort to defeat terrorism and arrive at political solution in Syria
What will change in the policies of Turkey, Israel and Russia to conform with the era of reconciliation and good relations which Ankara launched toward these two countries?
Will Turkish citizenship be granted to the Syrians who desire it, or will the action target investors, intellectuals, technocrats, talented youths, and not extend to refugees, laborers, and small wage earners?
Humanitarian aid arrives in the Damascus countryside as part of joint Syrian-Russian initiative to assist cities affected by terrorism
Assad regime responsible for killing 3,471 civilians including 590 children this year, UK-based monitor reports
Obama has taken care to place blame for Syria’s disasters on everyone except himself while his assertion that “America is safer” is no longer true
“American administrations are famous for creating problems, but they never solve any,” Assad told the Australian SBS TV channel. The following is the full text of the interview, as published by SANA.
“We have presented a clear proposal that the transitional stage will be led by five deputies to the president,” opposition figure tells Russian reporters
Normalization of Turkey-Russia relations might reflect positively on the Syrian crisis, Russia’s ambassador says
Militias increasingly devoting themselves to the interests of Moscow and Tehran often at the expense of the Assad regime in the central province
Muslim Brotherhood leader says organization tried for a year to prevent the Syrian uprising from turning into armed struggle
