U.S. tells Lebanon not to let Syrian refugees vote in
Assafir Newspaper via Al-Bawaba
May 7, 2014
The United States looks at the Syrian elections as a “kind of farce
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The United States looks at the Syrian elections as a “kind of farce
Foreign Ministry says attacks against civilians have increased
The participants expressed their adherence to national unity and rejection of foreign interference
Syria’s armed rebellion has undergone visible consolidation both in the field and at the command level since September 2013. Long overdue, this is a highly positive development. Still, it is unlikely to be enough to best the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. While the armed rebellion is far from being defeated, it has plateaued, both militarily and politically.
Dozens of people have been abducted, kept in prisons, tortured and killed
The Syrian National Coalition is living on borrowed time. Unless it can develop credible political leadership and effective administration inside Syria, the outlook for those trying to make it succeed looks bleak
The exhausted regime has become completely dependent on its allies
Mikdad says Syria did not anticipate the enormous amounts of weapons and funds that entered Syria
The Assad regime is clawing its way back to a position of dominance in the Syrian conflict. But it can only maintain that position as long as the armed conflict endures
Assad says the military front is at a “turning point”
Israeli website Walla quoted a high ranking officer as saying that 1,600 “Syrian injured” were treated by Israel so far
Zoubi says presidential elections do not contradict the Geneva communiqué
In an attempt to understand the strategies the Syrian regime uses to keep the dollar exchange rate at 150 Syrian Pounds, Zaman al-Wasl spoke with economist and researcher, Samir Seifan
Chief opposition negotiator criticizes statement by former U.S. ambassador Ford blaming the opposition
Ambassador Ford’s appropriation of blame is wrong
The Interim Government has offered a temporary plan of action to rebuild state institutions in the liberated areas of Syria.
Robertson says the results of the election are well known by all
Volker Perthes is the executive chairman of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), in Berlin
Ahmad Jarba was invited on the sidelines of Syrian peace talks in Geneva
U.S. and European policymakers should look beyond the objectives of the Geneva II conference on Syria and implement a comprehensive strategy to push the conflict toward a settlement
