Latest in Tag: Al-assad Highlight
Latest in Tag: Al-assad
Egypt calls for ceasefire by Syrian opposition
Egypt expressed support of the announced ceasefire by the Syrian Army
Al-Assad, allies victorious in Aleppo, but who will save the civilians?Ā Ā
France has called for an urgent session in the UN security council in light of the latest developments in Syria
Egypt condemns Aleppo attacks, express concern over humanitarian situation
The death toll in the Al-Quds hospital attack has risen to 50, according to Doctors Without Borders.
Al-Assad must not get away with his crimes
By Khalaf Ahmad Al-Habtoor Ancient cities and World Heritage sites across Syria have been turned into wastelands of blood-soaked rubble littered with infantsā shoes and toys. Almost 300,000 Syrians have been killed and 11 million displaced. If there is one person to blame for the four-year-long tragedy it is Bashar Al-Assad, who instructed his …
Vienna talks basis for discussion between Shoukry and Syrian opposition delegation
Syrian opposition delegation affirmed their keenness on reaching a political solution
UN chief calls for Syria solution with future of Assad ‘decided by the Syrian people’
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has warned that disagreements over the fate of Syrian President Assad must not impede efforts to end the four-year Syrian civil war. Diplomats meet again in two weeks to discuss a political solution. United Nations General-Secretary Ban Ki-moon said Saturday that this week’s talks on the Syrian war had been taken …
Syria can only be saved at the peace table
Syrian refugees are so anxious for the brutal civil war to end, one exclaimed: “If God let the war end tomorrow, we would walk barefoot back home.” Nikki Gamer, of Catholic Relief Services, just met Syrians displaced in Lebanon and Jordan. She says: “They want the violence to stop. And they want to return to …
How the IS is waging war on Syrian culture
The IS brutally murdered Syria’s top archeologist. DW’s Kersten Knipp explains why the beheading is a declaration of war on Syrian culture and intellectuals. When the terrorist organization “Islamic State” (IS) took over Syria’s ancient desert city of Palmyra in May, they were hoping to open a lucrative business. Many of the valuable artifacts in …
Shoukry meets UN Syria envoy
Egyptian foreign minister emphasises political solution to Syria crisis
Egypt does not support the Syrian regime or opposition: Al-Sisi
Egypt is a member of the Friends of Syria group, which is made up of countries that oppose Syrian president Al-Assad
Fahmy offers Cairo as venue for Syria opposition talks
Syrian opposition and regime representatives exchange accusations in Geneva II opening statements
Egypt heads to Geneva II
Egypt hopes for implementation of Geneva CommuniquĆ©, foreign ministry says Al-Assadās future is for Syrians to decide
Arab support āessentialā for Middle East Peace: Kerry
Arab Ministers meet with US Secretary of State to discuss the Middle East Peace Process
Arab League calls for international response to Syria
Egypt hesitant on determining who used chemical weapons in Syrian conflict
Arab League foreign ministers to meet on Syria
Egypt rejects US led military strike on Syria, allies in the region agree says Fahmy
Syria air raids ‘kill 20 in Latakia province’
Latakia province is a stronghold of the Alawite minority of President Bashar al-Assad
Two Turkish Airlines pilots abducted in Lebanon
The abduction is believed to be related to the kidnap of nine Lebanese Shi’as in Syria in May 2012
Heart of Syria ‘revolution capital’ pulverised
The Syrian government’s recapture of a rebel district of flashpoint Homs came at a high cost
Al-Qaradawi returns to Egypt from Qatar
Influential cleric will appear at the Rabaa Al-Adaweya demonstrations in support of President Mohamed Morsi
Syria troops shell Damascus district: activists
The fighting came on the third day of a regime attempt to clear rebel forces from the neighbourhood in northeastern Damascus
Syria opposition vows to fight on to topple Assad
The National Coalition spoke out as troops and rebels were locked in fierce clashes outside the Damascus district of Qabun
Morsiās Syria speech angers opposition
Amr Hamzawy: Speech calculated to win Salafi support on 30 June
US pledges military aid to Syria rebels as battles rage
Obama’s administration announced Thursday it had conducted a review of intelligence reports and concluded that Syrian regime forces had used banned arms, including sarin nerve gas
Syrian army retakes Golan frontier crossing
Its capture opens the way for forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to move on the central city of Homs
UEFA decision on Gibraltar opens prospects for Kurds
By James M. Dorsey A decision by European football body UEFA granting Gibraltar the right of membership potentially opens the door to Kurdistan to seek association with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in a move that would acknowledge demands for increased autonomy and the possible shifting of national borders in the Middle East as a …
Amr attends Friends of Syria meeting in Amman
Group of 11 countries will discuss new US-Russian proposal for Syria peace talks
CIA chief ‘in surprise Israel trip over Syria’
The CIA chief went straight into a meeting in Tel Aviv with Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon
SNC meets in Cairo to form new government
Syrian National Coalition puts several names forward to head the government while international efforts to solve the crisis continue, including President Mohamed Morsiās Quartet
Egypt calls on Arab League to support Syria initiative
Foreign minister requests Arab League, OIC and Brahimi support for Morsiās quartet initiative
Syria rebels see airport as key to taking Aleppo
“If the airport falls, all of Aleppo will fall,” said Colonel Abu Kosai, one of the rebel commanders