Bashar al-Assad

A strategic alliance central to regional stability

When Turkey barred Israel from a joint military exercise earlier this October, there was a great deal of speculation about the seriousness of a rift between the two allies. Although the strategic relations between the two...

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Syrian president vows to deepen bilateral ties with China

&$Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu in Damascus, capital of Syria, on Nov. 19, 2009. Hui arrived in Damascus on Wednesday afternoon for a three-day official visit to Syria....

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Interior Minister: Ministry Is Keen on Providing Facilities for Citizens and Passengers

Damascus - Interior Minister Gen. Said Sammour on Saturday inspected Bab al-Hawa Border Center with Turkey and he was briefed on the reality of work in different sections.The Minister also inspected the application of...

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Israel wants Turkey back on board as mediator with Syria

Of course… Haaretz: Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor, Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, is expected to propose to Turkey that it resume its mediation role in peace talks between Israel and Syria, in exchange for a return to more...

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No any stateless Kurd will be left in the Middle East

Turkey’s recently launched Kurdish initiative may help solve the problems of Kurds in Syria, Iraq and Iran as well. The Syrian government has decided to take action to address the problems of the 400,000 Kurds who have been...

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Mohamad Bazzi: The Challenges of the Lebanese Foreign Policy in the Middle East

Dr. Mohamad Bazzi is an adjunct senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (New York). He is currently working on a project about Hezbollah and the Shiite community in Lebanon. He is a contributor...

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Obama's Prissy America

The liberal writ was that a strutting "bring 'em on" George W. Bush for eight years did what he pleased on the international scene. His "unilateral" America supposedly did not consult with either allies or international...

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Hunting for peace in the Middle East

Turkey’s performance in the last seven years of its foreign policy has been a success story. Not stopping at addressing problematic relations with its immediate neighbors, the country has transferred its vision of regional...

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Syria and US wish prosperity for Lebanon ahead of Independence Day

Daily Star staff Saturday, November 21, 2009 Listen to the Article - Powered by BEIRUT: The presidents of Syria and the United States wished Lebanon prosperity on the occasion of the country’s Independence Day marked on...

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