FEBRUARY 6, 2023 It seems clear that the entry of Iran into the line came at the request of Damascus, which thus wanted to balance the Iranian role with the information that constantly talks about common and intertwined personal and official interests between Presidents Putin and Erdogan. The following is the English translation from Arabic of […]
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President Assad Resisting Russian Pressure to Help Erdogan
ANUARY 14, 2023 ARABI SOURI– J Russian President Putin continues his extensive efforts to help the Turkish madman Erdogan in ruling Turkey, economically, Russia has done its uttermost to help the Turkish economy after the US and European Union pressure on it and despite the policies of Erdogan prior to the Russian special military operation in […]
Assad demands withdrawal of Turkish forces for continuation of talks
Lavrentiev stressed the importance of these meeting in order to resolve tensions between Damascus and Ankara January 12 2023 ByNews Desk- On 12 January, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with the special envoy of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss Moscow’s proposal to establish bilateral talks between Damascus and Ankara; however, Assad remarked that […]
Assad rejects Russia attempt to arrange meeting with Erdogan, sources say
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has rejected efforts by his Russian allies to arrange a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, refusing to give him leverage in next year's upcoming elections in Turkiye. According to an anonymous source with knowledge of the Syrian regime's thinking, cited by the Reuters news agency, Assad fears that […]
France top court upholds prison sentence of Bashar Al-Assad’s uncle
France’s highest court, on Wednesday, confirmed a ruling that found Rifaat Al-Assad, an uncle of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, was guilty of acquiring millions of Euros worth of French property using funds diverted from the Syrian State, Reuters reports. The verdict by the Cour de Cassation, which comes at the end of a long process […]
Syria: pro-Assad fighters recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine
Russia is recruiting fighters from Syria skilled in urban warfare for operations in Ukraine, US officials are reported by the Wall Street Journal to have claimed. The move suggests that the Russian invasion is poised to enter another dimension within Ukrainian cities and face stiff resistance. Russian forces have been operating inside Syria since 2015 […]
Russia Does Not Only Defend Itself, But the World and Humanity – Assad
Posted on February 25, 2022 by fada1 February 25, 2022 By Staff, SANA Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a phone call on Friday with his Russian ounterpart Vladimir Putin. Talks dealt with the situation in Ukraine, and the special military operation carried out by the Russian Federation to protect civilians in Donbas region. Assad stressed […]
US does not support rehabilitating Syria’s Al-Assad
Commenting on Bahrain’s reappointment of its ambassador to Damascus, Washington declared that it does not support rehabilitating Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad, Alhurra news website reported on Friday. “Washington does not support rehabilitating Bashar Al-Assad,” a spokesperson for the US Department of State was reported by Alhurra saying. According to Safa Press Agency, the spokesperson told […]
U.S. forces have left Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq
U.S. forces have left Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN — Major General Tahsin al-Khafaji, head of the Joint Operations Command of the Iraqi army, announced on Monday that the United States military combat forces have withdrawn from Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq. Major General Tahsin al-Khafaji added that the American […]
Erdogan’s Reconciliations: ‘Israel’ is a Friend, Assad Remains an Enemy! مصالحات إردوغان.. “إسرائيل” صديق والأسد يبقى عدواً!
ARABI SOURI DECEMBER 11, 2021
EU dismisses request to lift sanctions from Syrian businessman affiliated with Assad
The European Union’s (EU) General Court has dismissed a Syrian businessman’s application to have his sanctions lifted, ruling that he remains a prominent business associate of the Syrian regime of Bashar Al-Assad. In its recent ruling, the court stated that it refused Samer Foz’s application as the “EU had shown that he is an influential […]
Biden is prepared to cut Assad some slack where there are obvious benefits to U.S. interests in the region
October 19, 2021 By Martin Jay Source Ten years after protesters in an obscure Syrian town demonstrated for change, a direct challenge to the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, half a million Syrians dead and a 100,000 missing, finally the West is accepting the legitimacy of the regime and its leader. It started with the […]
Jordan’s King Abdullah and Syria’s Assad hold first phone call after a decade
Syrian President, Bashar Al-Assad, and Jordanian King, Abdullah II, held a phone conversation on Sunday, their first open communication in a decade since the Syrian civil war erupted. In a statement by the Jordanian Royal Palace, it announced that the leaders “discussed relations between the two brotherly countries and ways of enhancing cooperation.” The call […]
Putin Meets With Assad And Paralympians, Then Self-Isolates Over COVID-19 Cases In Inner Circle
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is going into self-isolation because of coronavirus cases in his inner circle, the Kremlin said Tuesday, adding that he tested negative for COVID-19. The announcement came in the Kremlin’s readout of Putin’s phone call with Tajikistan’s president. Putin has been fully vaccinated with the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik […]
Al-Assad: Extremism Tied to EU’s Failed Policies in Middle East
Posted on August 22, 2021 by uprootedpalestinians 22 Aug 2021 Source: Al Mayadeen Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad discusses recent developments in Syria and the region with European Parliament Member, Thierry Mariani, and his accompanying delegation. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attributes spread of extremism to the European Union’s ‘failed policies’ in the Middle East. Syrian President […]
Assad Among the People in Damascus
Posted on July 19, 2021 by uprootedpalestinians 18 Jul 2021 Source: Al Mayadeen By Al Mayadeen After taking the oath before the Syrian People’s Assembly, President Bashar al-Assad and his family visited the Al-Midan neighborhood in Damascus. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, his wife Asma, and their children toured yesterday evening, Saturday, the Al-Midan neighborhood in […]
Al-Assad Sworn in Today before the People’s Assembly
[embedded content] Today 17/07/2021 By Al Mayadeen Source: Al Mayadeen President Bashar al-Assad is to be sworn in for a new presidential term before the members of the People’s Assembly today. Al-Assad is sworn in for a new term today before the People’s Assembly Today, Saturday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will be sworn in for a new […]
Which EU states are rebuilding diplomatic relations with Assad’s Syria?
When Syrian President Bashar Assad won a fourth term in office on May 26 with 95.1% of the votes, the European Union along with other Western powers swiftly denounced the election as a fraud. “The elections that took place in Syria on 26 May met none of the criteria of a genuinely democratic vote,” said […]
Assad regime forces kill 6, injure 13 civilians in Syria
An attack by Assad regime forces killed six and injured 13 civilians in north-western Syria, the Syria Civil Defence said today, Anadolu Agency reports. According to a statement by the organisation also known as The White Helmets, the attack targeted Iblin village in Idlib countryside. Of the injured, three are in critical condition. In a […]
Assad Highlights Syria’s Potential to Overcome Blockade
10/06/2021 By Staff, Agencies Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the country is capable of overcoming the blockade and create more investment opportunities. On Wednesday he visited a number of factories and facilities at Adra industrial city in Damascus countryside which were established under the circumstances of the war and blockade, but their owners have succeeded […]