The two presidents agreed to stay in close contact to arrive at a joint response to this unprecedented aggression
Assad appointed six new cabinet ministers, the official SANA news agency reported
Ironically, the regime’s newest attack falls one year to the day since Obama issued his “red line” threat
The Syrian army believed that what happened in Ghouta was a media war, following an official justification classifying yesterday’s massacres as being mere images carried by channels “that are partners in the bloodshed” affecting the Syrian people
Failure to reach the affected areas is a failure of the U.N. mission at its inception
The Syrian government dismissed the reports as baseless and untrue
It once seemed like Syrian President al-Assad would quickly fall in Syria’s uprising, but increased Russian and Iranian support, and now the coup in Egypt, have given him a new lease on life
Member of a human rights council says the refugees may be executed as soon as they arrive in Syria
Manaf Tlass is being touted as the head of the new opposition Syrian National Army
The Syrian Jewish population was distributed between Damascus, Aleppo and Qamishli; most left after the regime lifted an emigration ban on all Jews in 1992
Khalid Saleh, the Head of Media Office of the National coalition, held his weekly press conference. Below are the transcript as distributed by the Coalition.
Talks were not, as reported, about an armament deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia.
The meeting will be held in a European country
The two parties exchanged views during a phone call on Monday
We call on the regime to accept a political solution that would lead to the transfer of power into a transitional government
Pro government websites describe the Saudi efforts as a bribe
Rebels are advancing towards Assad’s hometown of Qardaha
Medvedev expressed deep sadness and regret over how things had unfolded in Syria
Assad’s visit to Daraya, a city that has been fully destroyed by his forces is an attempt to show victory
Abdullah al-Ahmar was meeting with the Chairman of the Russian-Syrian Friendship Association
