Halqi instructed all ministries and authorities to continue to provide the best services to citizens, especially in health and electricity, during the holiday.
The message was conveyed by Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi during his meeting with President Rouhani in Tehran.
For Syrians, traveling to any given destination in the world is more complicated than ever
The parties signed an agreement to transport Iranian gas to Syria via Iraq
Assad is increasingly dependent on Hezbollah and Iranian forces, who now take leading role in operations
Russia wanted to affirm that Russia today is different from that Russia which stood helpless when its Serbian ally was disciplined
Families of Hezbollah fighters are voicing concerns about involvement in Syrian conflict, demand end to sending men to Syria
Regime supporters met with Iranian officials in Tehran
The efforts to postpone a political solution in Syria only indicate that we will see this game of cat and mouse once again
Regardless of the extent of regional and international presence on the Syrian arena, the internal forces will continue to enjoy the last say in directing the events and determining their course and outcome
Arab League Secretary-General says Geneva II will likely take place in July
New Iranian president says Iran opposes terrorism in `syria
What is truly suspicious is the emergence of American signs pointing to the toppling of the balance of power in a way rendering it unlikely to see President Al-Assad stepping down in the near future
Haitham Maleh says Yemeni Houthis entered Syria through Lebanon and were accompanied by Hezbollah
Now with the regime using Scud missiles and chemical weapons, it has become too late to even demand no-fly zones
Obama chose the wrong stance in syria and allowed the Assad regime, along with the Iranians and Hezbollah, to besiege the popular uprising until it became a danger to the region
For analysts familiar with the politics of Syria, the country’s descent into chaos amounts to an all-too-predictable pattern. It also parallels what Rami Makhlouf, a major regime figure and first cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, bluntly announced that, among other things, Syrians faced the Assad regime or domestic and regional chaos.
Many political commentators have attempted to discern Israel’s real reasons for the dual strike it launched on military targets in Syria at the end of last week.
Secretary of State Kerry chose to recognize in Kremlin the existence of “significant common interests with respect to Syria” for both the American and Russian sides, thus reassuring Putin that the end of the war will only be secured through dual sponsorship – whose lines are drawn by Washington and Moscow – and that the Libya experience will not be reiterated as promised by Obama and repeated by NATO on many occasions.
With the acceleration of recent events in the context of the blessed Syrian revolution, the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria addresses this statement to the Syrian, Arab and Muslim people, and to free people everywhere, to clarify events and outline our position and responsibilities.
