Islamist rebel group says it has no affiliation to new religious police force in the northern province of Aleppo
Russian FM approves US proposal for urgent peace talks on Syria with representatives of other regional states
NCC head says Russia’s counterterrorism approach in Syria will be paralysed unless combined with a parallel political solution
Moscow to consider proposal from US to convene international meeting on Syria, with the participation of Jordan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia
But does this almost Hollywood-style Russian intervention have an American director?
Syria’s Assad gave an interview to the Iranian Khabar TV channel. The following is the full text of the interview, as published by SANA
The solution to the Syrian crisis does not depend on Russia, Saudi FM tells al-Hayat in New York
Syrian ambassador joins Russia’s president in slamming Western countries and their Middle Eastern allies for their unlawful Syria policies
Western nations have recently softened their rhetoric toward Assad in apparent acceptance of the president’s mandate to serve during a transitional period
Sources reveal Maktabi submits resignation after being refused permission to return to Turkey on several occasions
Scores of newly-trained rebels will operate in the northern countryside of Aleppo to assist in the fight against ISIS, group’s commander says
Russian military support to Syria is part of long-standing and existing agreements, says deputy FM
Terrorism was not born in a vacuum; it is rather a product of a sectarian regime that wants to penetrate and destroy the Islamic world by using terrorism, Kilo says
Putin says he is providing Syria with serious support, including equipment and weapons training
Laham was speaking at the meeting held on the sidelines of the Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament at the U.N. Headquarters in New York City
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
Rebels accuse Assad regime of using Egyptian military equipment against opposition fighters as Damascus denounces Turkey for “supporting terrorist groups”
No one has expected or demanded that every party should drop their weapons and forgo their means of pressure
“We open our hands to every Arab initiative. We say hello to those who knock on our door as we seek to stop the bloodshed,” Syria’s foreign minister tells Egyptian press
Syria’s information minister dismisses rumors of a so-called Saudi-Syrian meeting regarding bilateral security and political issues
