Any use of cluster munitions deserves condemnation, but the best response is for all nations to join the treaty banning them and work collectively to rid the world of these weapons
The tribes rejected any form of foreign intervention in Syrian domestic affairs
Mouallem’s statement coincided with one from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov calling for coordination with the relevant countries
Regime refused to participate in the ‘second track’ diplomacy meeting
A column in honor of the one-year anniversary of Syria’s chemical attack
Moallem says terrorism can only be combated through perseverance, comprehensiveness, and the efforts of all countries
Bogdanov met a delegation of Syrian tribal council leaders from the north-east of Syria
The plan is part of the “green corridor” project
Even now, the president said, the administration has difficulty finding, training and arming a sufficient cadre of secular Syrian rebels: “There’s not as much capacity as you would hope”
Khatib described recent statement by Lavrov as “optimistic”
Habbash Says communication must be established between all sides
International Institutions Confirm Increasingly Frequent War Crimes in Syria, while the United Nations Limits Itself to Humanitarian Measures that Will Not End the War
Moallem said Russia has a growing role in establishing a world where justice and peace prevail
Bashar al-Assad was sworn on Wednesday before the members of the People’s Assembly. Below is the full text of the speech as translated by SANA
A U.N. observer mission will be spread in Syria’s neighboring countries including Jordan, Iraq and Turkey to oversee delivery of humantiarian aid
The Coalition needs to be repaired and institutionalized, but it requires work
With the world’s attention focused on Iraq and in the absence of a political solution, the Syrian uprising faces an existential challenge
Veteran United Nations official Staffan de Mistura, a former UN special envoy to Afghanistan and Iraq, will replace Lakhdar Brahimi as the international mediator seeking an end to Syria’s conflict
The deal will start the implementation of the Tigris irrigation project
Brahimi said he believes Assad never thought of stepping down or making any concessions
