Putin Says Assad Has Mass Popular Support
SANA (State news agency)
December 3, 2014
Putin met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey
Putin met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey
The homes are part of an initiative known as “Beit Olfa” which was started by Dima Hajj Darwich and her family after they fled the town of Ariha in Syria’s Idleb governorate
Hadi al-Bahra said: “We have to concentrate on Syria to solve the problem with a comprehensive political solution which provides peace”
According to Al-Akhbar, Muallem is pessimisic towards the two initiatives
Khatib met defectors in the Turkish camps eager for any sign of hope
Assad would exit power and a hybrid administration consisting of the remains of the current government and the moderate opposition would be formed, and each party would continue to control the areas it currently oversees
Bilgic highlighted the importance of establishing a no-fly zone and a safe haven in the region as well
Jaafari cited media reports documenting the role of the Saudi and Qatari regimes in supporting terrorist organizations in Syria
Washington is not convinced by the envoy’s “bottom up” approach
The Mahmud Jawabra championship is organized by the Free General Commission for Youth and Sports in collaboration with the Next Day organization
Asharq Al-Awsat speaks with the US State Department’s Daniel Rubinstein about continuing efforts to secure a political solution to the conflict
Minister says Syrians will not forget that the Turkish regime has supported, financed, armed and harbored terrorists
Group now requires European recruits to undergo background checks, fearing infiltration by Western intelligence agents
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”
Foreign Ministry says the relation between Turkey and terrorist organizations constitutes a breach of the U.N. Security Council’s resolutions
Turkey’s policy on Syria serves the national interests of Syrians and its own people
Report indicates the Turkish community’s general satisfaction with the Syrian presence in their country
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
The U.S. airstrikes on ISIS bastions have pushed loyalists of the extremist group to fight under its banner
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
