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President al-Assad: Foreign Interference is Red Line, Unrest in Syria Will Have Domino Effect throughout the Region

SANA official news agency April 7, 2013

President Bashar al-Assad said that foreign interference is a red line, adding that if the unrest in Syria leads to the partitioning of the country or if the terrorist forces take control of Syria, or both of the above, the situation will inevitably first spill over into neighboring countries and then create a domino effect throughout the Middle East and beyond.

UN Funds for Syrian Refugees Running Out

Asharq Al-Awsat April 7, 2013

Funds for United Nations efforts to assist refugees from the fighting in Syria are running dangerously low, according to officials at the organization.

Stances on the Syrian Crisis Redraw the Map of the Region

Raghida Dergham - al-Hayat April 1, 2013

Headlines describing the 24th Arab Summit held in Doha this week reflect profound division over Syria and Qatar’s role in effecting change in the Arab Region. Doha has taken over the presidency of the Arab league for what could be one of the most important years of the transitional period.

Syrian Opposition Opens New Embassy in Doha

Asharq Al-Awsat March 29, 2013

The Syrian opposition has opened its first embassy just one day after they took Syria’s seat at the Arab League, replacing the Bashar Al-Assad regime, and Damascus reacted angrily to the promotion of the Syrian rebels by the Arab League

Alkhatib Says NATO’s Patriot Refusal Grants Assad Impunity

Asharq Al-Awsat March 28, 2013

NATO’s refusal to respond to Alkhatib’s plea for Patriot missile-cover for rebel held areas of northern Syria will encourage the Al-Assad regime to continue to act with impunity, the Syrian National Coalition leader said on Wednesday.

Who's who: Mapping of documentation groups in Syria

Public International Law & Policy Group; Syri March 23, 2013

Several bodies of international law provide standards applicable to the Syrian crisis, including international humanitarian law, international criminal law, and international human rights law

Deir Ezzor: The Syrian Conflict’s Forgotten City

Asharq Al-Awsat March 19, 2013

Cholera causes extreme vomiting and diarrhea, and kills through dehydration and kidney failure. Sufferers lose two liters of water from their bodies in a single day, and need ten bags of saline to replace it.

Has America Changed its Stance?

Michel Kilo -- Asharq al-Awsat March 11, 2013

It has become clear in recent weeks that a change in the balance of power would have to precede any form of negotiation with the Assad regime. This change has now been demonstrated in the arming of the opposition, enabling it to deter the regime’s army, break its siege of Homs, and expedite its collapse in and around Damascus.

Kerry Adopts the “Russian Solution”

Hassan Haidar -- Asharq al-Awsat March 2, 2013

There is a complete lack of trust between the two sides, the opposition and the regime, and building such trust will require a great deal of time and effort.

Paving a new silk road

Executive Magazine February 15, 2013

Increasing trade between Syria and Iran vastly favors Tehran

Alawites Not Responsible for Assad’s Survival

Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed -- Asharq al-Awsat February 11, 2013

Today, the Syrians are fighting a security-dominated and suppressive regime that resembles all fascist dictatorships. However, it cannot be labeled sectarian, as Maliki says, because Sunni and Christian pockets are fighting alongside Assad because they share the same interests or fears.

Syria: Transitional Government and US Choices

Frederic C. Hof -- The Atlantic Council January 30, 2013

Washington’s enthusiasm for the emergence of a government offering an alternative to the Assad regime is somewhere between well-guarded and non-existent.

The Syrian Obstacle Between the Opposition and Foreign Calculations

George Semaan -- al-Hayat January 29, 2013

In light of the absence of any signs pointing to an imminent military settlement or political solution, the opposition has no choice but to go back to the Syrian domestic scene and rely on its political and military powers to even out the balance of powers and impose the solution wanted by the Syrians.

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