The regime is using the gold reserves after having already used up everything that had been set aside for investment, everything that it could sell
Refugees from the Golan, Abu Majd and his family have moved from Lebanon, to Egypt. He tried smuggling to Europe, only to arrive in Turkey where he is still looking for work
Assad enjoys immense popularity as the most popular Arab leader, the editorial in the newspaper says
Caution towards the talks reflects a lack of faith in the international community
Below is the speech of Assad’s Foreign Minister at the Geneva 2 talks as published by SANA, the official news agency
An interview with Yasser Munif on Manbij, a city governed by a revolutionary council and that saw the creation of Syria’s first free trade union and independent police force
Report concludes photos are evidence of war crimes, crimes against humanity
Assad appeared at ease, wearing a navy blue suit and smiling regularly throughout the 45-minute interview
The Coalition is in crisis after mass resignations
Zoubi rejects any agreement at Geneva Will be Put to a National referendum
The front has been engaged in fierce battles against Al-Qaeda since Friday
The men were trapped using the offer of fake passports to escape Syria
Hannah Lucinda Smith Looks back at Syria in 2013 and the human face of the conflict
2.5 million vaccinations were delivered by the Syrian Working Group to Fight Polio
U.S. policy on Syria has been contradictory from the very beginning of the crisis
Talks between the two seemed to have broken down on Friday over who would represent the Syrian Kurdish people at the upcoming UN-brokered peace conference
More than 100 people were killed in four days of air attacks
Secretary of State says US meeting with Islamic Front “possible,” despite aid freeze
Asharq Al-Awsat speaks with Syrian interim government Prime Minister Ahmed Touhmeh about recent developments on the ground in Syria and the upcoming Geneva II peace conference
Syria’s newest Islamist party has admirably liberal ambitions. But it lacks the substance to become a viable, functioning party able to survive the current conflict.
