“The United States is particularly concerned about the continued catastrophe that is unfolding in Syria where nearly three-quarters of the entire country are displaced people,” Kerry said
Low temperatures, lack of adequate heating and necessary aid for refugees have already claimed the lives of three other Syrian refugees last week
Iranian-backed militias continue to expand their control over areas south of Damascus
Meeting highlights importance of continued cooperation in time of reconstruction
Activists warn of a plan to convert the city of Aleppo into a Shiite city
Larijani praised efforts at national reconciliation
The Iranian official stressed that Moscow’s support to Syria and Iraq is concrete
Talks focused on economics and trade, as well as sanctions
Khamenei sent a message to the regime’s shabeeha in Nubbul and Zahra
A general lack of employment for Syrian refugees in Lebanon has forced some young people to join the new Syrian Hezbollah to fight as mercenaries
Israeli warplanes attacked two Syrian sites on Sunday afternoon
The regime is trying to circulate news that ISIS is in the Horan
Iran had clarified its position to the U.N. Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem spoke to Al-Akhbar unreservedly, and tells the reporter to“publish whatever you see fit from what I said. I will let you judge the situation”
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
