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
Will the Syrian state prevail and continue to be the protector of the Druze? Will the Druze be able to form their own canton in the event of the collapse of the state?
The militant group’s capture of Mosul two weeks ago proves that Abu-Bakr Al-Baghdadi and his lieutenants can think strategically
Mikdad also cited Assad’s warning that if this war didn’t stop immediately, it would spread through other areas in the region
Adel Ismail says he did not know about the decision to appoint him
Increasing divisions emerge between interim government and Syrian National Coalition
Mohammed Harith, the Editor of Step News, was assaulted and badly beaten by the bodyguard of Ahmad Toumeh
Zoubi says confronting the armed terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq is a national duty
As the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) continues its lightning advance in Iraq and consolidates its strongholds in Syria, sparking fears of sectarian war across the region
The leaders of the organization in Raqqa are sheikhs from Iraqi, Tunisia and other Arab states, while Egyptians, Europeans, Chechens and Syrians occupy lower ranks
The car bomb went off on Friday morning in the al-Hurra village in Hama city countryside.
Faraj al-Awar writes on Hezbollah’s involvement in the Syrian affair
This is the outcome of the West’s bon-pour-l’Orient approach to politics in the region, dividing political power between ethnic and/or religious groups
The battle in Iraq could stretch the forces fighting the militants in Syria
A jihadi source linked to the organization explained: “The journey of jihad taught us not to easily trust people outside our denomination, no matter how much they claim to support the jihad
In response to the open-ended Syrian civil war and the policy dilemmas it raises, the Israeli government has essentially decided to take a backseat
What happened was that the boat hit a floating tree branch as it was spinning and was punctured. We were all fighting against the river water to survive
The child was dumped in a waste disposal area near Beirut
Syrians regularly experience unfair treatment at the workplace. Besides receiving lower wages, Syrians are expected to work longer hours
The attack is believed to be the first committed by jihadi fighters who had returned from Syria
