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President al-Assad: Foreign Interference is Red Line, Unrest in Syria Will Have Domino Effect throughout the Region

SANA official news agency April 7, 2013

President Bashar al-Assad said that foreign interference is a red line, adding that if the unrest in Syria leads to the partitioning of the country or if the terrorist forces take control of Syria, or both of the above, the situation will inevitably first spill over into neighboring countries and then create a domino effect throughout the Middle East and beyond.

Stances on the Syrian Crisis Redraw the Map of the Region

Raghida Dergham - al-Hayat April 1, 2013

Headlines describing the 24th Arab Summit held in Doha this week reflect profound division over Syria and Qatar’s role in effecting change in the Arab Region. Doha has taken over the presidency of the Arab league for what could be one of the most important years of the transitional period.

The Horrors of What Comes After the Image

Ghassan Charbel - al-hayat March 28, 2013

It is no simple matter either for Moaz al-Khatib to sit at the summit, in front of the revolution’s flag rather than the flag of the Syrian Arab republic, which we have known for decades. Likewise, it is no simple matter that none of the leaders of the delegation left the hall this time.

More Syrian Bloodshed

Hussein Shobokshi -- Asharq al-Awsat March 26, 2013

Al Bouti’s mosque was situated right next to the Russian embassy and the headquarters of a major Damascus intelligence apparatus, surrounded by barricades and troops of heavily armed soldiers. So how could a terrorist laden with explosive devices pass through such a security blockade?

Who's who: Mapping of documentation groups in Syria

Public International Law & Policy Group; Syri March 23, 2013

Several bodies of international law provide standards applicable to the Syrian crisis, including international humanitarian law, international criminal law, and international human rights law

Kerry Adopts the “Russian Solution”

Hassan Haidar -- Asharq al-Awsat March 2, 2013

There is a complete lack of trust between the two sides, the opposition and the regime, and building such trust will require a great deal of time and effort.

The Syrian Coalition’s Closing Statements of the General Assembly Meeting

National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and O February 28, 2013

The Syrian Coalition defined the framework of a political initiative that is inline with advancements on the ground, while at the same time ensures achieving the goals of the revolution, the preservation of human life, stability, infrastructure

Syrian Coalition establishes a framework for future political solutions

National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and O February 16, 2013

As the Syrian Coalition is keen on elevating the suffering of the Syrian people, the protection of Syria’s national unity, saving Syria from the crimes committed by Assad’s regime, and preventing foreign interference, the committee developed the following framework for any political solution:

Alawites Not Responsible for Assad’s Survival

Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed -- Asharq al-Awsat February 11, 2013

Today, the Syrians are fighting a security-dominated and suppressive regime that resembles all fascist dictatorships. However, it cannot be labeled sectarian, as Maliki says, because Sunni and Christian pockets are fighting alongside Assad because they share the same interests or fears.

Russia supports holding Geneva 2 Meeting on Syria

SANA official news agency February 2, 2013

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Gennady Gatilov, expressed his country’s support to holding a ‘Geneva 2’ meeting for solving the crisis in Syria to discuss specific implementation of Geneva Statement items.

Jamil: Political solution only way out of crisis in Syria

Government-owned al-Thawra Newspaper January 30, 2013

Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection Qadri Jamil, stressed that the political solution is the only and inevitable way out of the crisis in Syria.

The Syrian Obstacle Between the Opposition and Foreign Calculations

George Semaan -- al-Hayat January 29, 2013

In light of the absence of any signs pointing to an imminent military settlement or political solution, the opposition has no choice but to go back to the Syrian domestic scene and rely on its political and military powers to even out the balance of powers and impose the solution wanted by the Syrians.

The Role of Israel in Syria

Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed -- Asharq al-Awsat January 29, 2013

Israel is always interested in preoccupying its Arab neighbors in civil wars, and it is surely interested in dismantling Syria into small Kurdish, Alawite, Christian, Druze and Sunni mini-states. But isn’t Israel afraid of the presence of Al-Qaeda in a collapsed Syria?

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