Latest in Tag: Assad Highlight
Latest in Tag: Assad
Brahimi says Assad plan for Syria ‘one-sided’
Al-Assad’s new plan for his embattled country is “more sectarian, more one-sided” than previous initiatives
Assad deputy at odds with president over Syria war
Syrian VP said he preferred a negotiated solution to the 21-month conflict
Syria truce hopes dim as violence rages
President Bashar Al-Assad in a pre-Eid gesture issued an amnesty on Tuesday for all crimes committed in Syria “up until today.”
Syria conflict could set region ablaze, says Brahimi
Brahimi called on Monday for a temporary ceasefire during the four-day Eid al-Adha holiday starting on October 26.
Syria rebels down fighter jet near Aleppo, says rights watchdog
The rebel Free Syrian Army claimed the downing of a MiG jet west of Aleppo.
UN envoy, German minister in Turkey for Syria talks
Peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle were in Turkey on Saturday for talks on the Syrian conflict.
Turkey and the pitfalls of the Ottoman revival
It is essential for Turkey to pause and reflect on its Middle Eastern policy and on what kind of model it would like to present to the Arab world.
Daraya massacre aftermath highlights war-crimes
Finding 200 dead bodies, activists accuse the Syrian army of war crimes
Syrian forces strike Aleppo as West pressures Assad
Activists reported heavy shelling by Syrian forces on several districts of Aleppo
Obama warns on Syria
US could act outside of the UN, should Syria use chemical weapons
Syrian PM flees with family
Hijab was appointed by President Bashar Al-Assad this past June after serving as Minister of Agriculture since 2011
Effects of Syrian uprising ripple throughout region
The Syrian uprising is causing a ripple of effects felt across the region by the beleaguered country’s neighbours and beyond.
UN unifies to condemn own Security Council on Syria
Countries to vote against the UN General Assembly resolution include some of the most isolated states in the body’s membership
UN reports violations of humanitarian law in Aleppo
Observers caution both sides to abide by international humanitarian law
200,000 Syrians flee Aleppo
An exodus of historic proportions is underway as besieged citizens abandon Syria’s second city for safety
Syrian refugee influx in Lebanon
90,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon following Damascus bombing
Explosions rock central Damascus
Two bombs have exploded outside the Palace of Justice in central Damascus, according to Syrian state television SANA.