Qusair is important to Assad because it sits on a land corridor linking two of his strongholds, the capital of Damascus and towns on the Mediterranean coast.
Iran’s Ambassador to Turkey Alireza Bigdeli says the restoration of ties and interaction between Ankara and Damascus can contribute to the settlement of the conflict in Syria.
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Tens of thousands of Bahrainis have staged a sit-in to protest raids by security forces, including one on the home of the Kingdom's Shia cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim.
The sit-in was called by Al Wefaq, Bahrain's largest opposition society, which has...
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet DavutogluTurkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu says Ankara and the US have a "Plan B" if a proposed international conference fails to provide a viable political solution to the Syrian conflict.
Speaking to a group of...
When Syrian businessman Mohammed Jaber held a dinner at a luxury hotel here for his associates recently, there was little doubt where they stood on the country’s embattled president, Bashar al-Assad. “Bashar, we are your soldiers in the millions, no matter what,” they chanted as toasts were exchanged. A woman visiting from Lebanon singled out [...]
GENEVA (AFP) - The United States, Turkey and Qatar called Friday for an urgent debate on Syria at the UNs top human rights body next week, citing the escalating conflict and the regimes assault on the central town of Qusayr.We ... request the Human Rig...
MOSCOW (AFP) - Syrias most powerful ally Russia on Friday said the Damascus regime had agreed to attend an international peace conference on the crisis that world powers hope will take place in Geneva in June.But President Bashar al-Assads fractured fo...
Amnesty International says freedom of expression is still restricted in Turkey and hundreds of journalists remain jailed for criticizing the government.
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Ratty sweatpants and plastic sandals don't scream "entrepreneur." But way down in dusty southern Turkey, two miles from the Syrian border, a couple of dozen men sitting in the shade in plastic chairs were most definitely innovators in a wartime econom...
The measure also bans the sale of alcoholic drinks between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., except in tourist zones, and prohibits alcohol sales near mosques and schools.
Turkey has announced plans to build twin walls running for 1.5 miles at its border crossing with Syria following a bombing in February which left 14 dead and a twin car bomb that killed 51 this month in the nearby town of Reyhanli.
The United States, Turkey and Qatar called Friday for an urgent debate on Syria at the UN's top human rights body next week, citing the escalating conflict and the regime's assault on the central town of ...
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In an April 2013 interview with Evgeny Voropai of Social Technologies Greenhouse, Tatiana Nikitina, president of the charity group Mercy Island, discussed why public organizations are interested in social media and what challenges they face in their everyday work.
