After considering their options, many Iraqis chose Syria as the place to start over. Today, these Iraqis find themselves in a familiar situation
Jamil says he is opposition, talk of defection is “absurd”
Unnamed ministry source tells Tishreen Kerry is trying to abort the Geneva process
Damascus Bureau surveyed the opinions of political activists and members of opposition parties in Damascus on their views on a political solution in Syria
Speaking exclusively to Asharq Al-Awsat, Qadri Jamil denies claims he was proposed as a potential replacement to Assad by the Russians
Brahimi says Assad believes his candidacy for the presidency is a “birthright”
Veteran dissident argues America’s interests are served in perpetuating the crisis
The Koreans are the latest foreigners found to be assisting the Syrian regime
A two-day conference of Syrian and Iranian intellectuals was held in Damascus
Since domestic consumption is increasing (258,000 barrels per day in early 2011), Syria was forced to import some petroleum products
Lavrov said that each group of the Syrian opposition has its financer inside or outside the region
Reports say Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil has taken an open vacancy in Moscow
Economist analyst Adnan Abdulrazzak writes for The Syrian Observer on the regime’s efforts to show that Syria is capable to control its economic difficulties
Hussein said his group rejected a proposal to join the Syrian National Coalition delegation
The powerful opposition group’s statement comes on Sunday as fighting rages on near the border with neighboring Iraq and in the central city of Homs
Feltman tells Raghida Dergham not holding the Geneva 2 conference means that Assad will be running in the next presidential election
A “political solution” in Syria equates between victims and oppressors, and in fact prefers the latter and seeks to perpetuate their actions and protect them from being held to account
Abdulazim revealed the NCC has formed a delegation to attend the conference
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
Compromise is the only logical alternative to war, but any resolution is likely to be regional this time
