Moscow will continue to provide military equipment to Syria’s Assad regime in accordance with international law, state Duma speaker announces
Armed opposition representatives coauthor statement rejecting a number of points proposed by the UN envoy for a peaceful political transition in Syria
PM welcomes Russian participation in Syria’s reconstruction and rehabilitation in sectors affected by terrorism
Blatant aggression puts Russia beside Iran in direct partnership with the criminal regime in the killing of Syrian people and the destruction of their country, says Brotherhood
Assad’s regime even boasts that Moscow’s decision to hunker down demonstrates the strength of bilateral relations
A source at the Russian embassy in Tehran stated that the embassy received permission for all requests by Russian planes carrying humanitarian aid to Syria to pass through Iran’s airspace
Putin says he is providing Syria with serious support, including equipment and weapons training
Russia has sent a clear message to all the countries concerned about the ISIS threat that they should coordinate with the Syrian army to combat terrorism more effectively
Assad has given a lengthy interview to Hezbollah’s channel al-Manar. Below is the interview as translated and published by SANA, the Syrian official news agency
Third Moscow meeting has become a necessity due to the impossibility of resuming the Geneva process in the current circumstances, says Ali Haidar
No one has expected or demanded that every party should drop their weapons and forgo their means of pressure
War in Syria will continue until the US and their partners believe in the proposed solutions, Syria’s foreign minister tells Lebanese reporters
At some point, I was optimistic that all fighting parties would work seriously to reach a political solution, but the recent massacre in Douma killed my optimism
The difference between Moscow and the Syrian opposition has become vulnerable to a change in the past few months due to three factors: changes on the ground in Syria, a shift in regional and international attitudes towards the crisis, and the opposition’s favorable position towards terrorism
Regional crises should be solved by political means, Zarif tells reporters at Moscow press conference
Moscow has been able to engineer a new language for the Security Council regarding Syrian affairs, and it has succeeded – largely because the United States has allowed it to succeed
Army of Islam responsible for attack on coastal city, claiming the life of a Russian officer, according to rebel sources
SNC rejects Russian initiative to form new international coalition, that includes the Syrian army and President Bashar al-Assad, to confront terrorism and ISIS, says Khoja
“Many observers believe that the shifts we are now witnessing will not be like what preceded them, and we may see a significant result if the ongoing negotiations between the active regional and international players goes well”
The British foreign secretary tells Asharq Al-Awsat his country’s military presence in the Gulf should be seen as part of a permanent commitment to the region’s security
