The regime is now trying to lift the blockade imposed by Syrian rebels and Islamist fighters on the neighborhoods and nearby villages still loyal to Assad in Aleppo, as well as seizing the military initiative in the rest of northwestern Syria
Moscow, Tehran and Damascus hope that fighting ISIS will help restore the regime’s legitimacy and Iran also wants a place in the new regional system that is emerging
De Mistura will visit Tehran after Beirut
Two decisions by the government to increase the price of oil products and to allow imports from the private sector were taken only a few days after the bombing of most oil refineries handled by ISIS.
A decision expected shortly could turn the table of the war
Although it was made clear that there will not be Western cooperation with Assad against the Islamic State, the role of Assad in creating the Islamic State in the first place has been sidelined
Sources say communications collapsed with Iran after the nomination for a third term
There was no immediate comment from Egyptian authorities
Mouallem’s statement coincided with one from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov calling for coordination with the relevant countries
A special section was dedicated to illustrating the current crisis in Syria
Mikdad confirmed Syria’s stance in support of the Palestinian cause
Laham said that the position of some Arab and Islamic countries are similar to those of western countries which support Israel
Mamlouk sat in the first row at Assad’s swearing-in ceremony
Although attention was first focused on the role of a plan for a Qatari pipeline to Europe through Syria in Doha’s efforts to topple the regime there, other parties tried to take advantage of the war in Syria to present themselves as a future alternative
The trade in terrorism was mastered by the Iranian and Syrian regimes, and today Maliki’s sectarian regime has entered the race
Assad’s Mufti claims that the “admirable success” of the Islamic Republic in Iran was due to “Imam” Khomeini and, after him, “Imam” Khamenei
Asharq Al-Awsat speaks to Hafez Al-Assad’s former vice-president and foreign minister
the President of the Syrian Opposition Coalition says, the international community — led by the United States — must send Assad a clear message: Continued slaughter will not be tolerated, and a military victory is not possible
Khamenei was meeting with Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah in Tehran
Broad military campaign this week expelled ISIS from many villages and areas in the countryside of Deir El-Zor
