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Forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad take positions on a look-out point overlooking the historic city of Palmyra in Homs Governorate in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 27, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via Reuters
Alawites Wash Their Hands of Assad’s Regime
Beirut- Alawite clerics yesterday issued a document stipulating that the sect denounces all crimes committed by the Syrian Bashar al Assad regime. They emphasized that for a governing system to prove legitimate, it should be instituted by democracy. The document was...Caption:
A scooter drives past Lebanese army soldiers standing guard in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on October 29, 2013 as army deployed following a week of clashes between supporters and opponents of Syria’s regime. (AFP)
Lebanon: Assassination of pro-Hezbollah sheikh pushes Tripoli to the brink
Tripoli, Asharq Al-Awsat—Pro-Hezbollah Islamist leader Sheikh Saadedine Ghiyyeh was shot dead in Tripoli on Tuesday, reigniting fears of sectarian violence fueled by the conflict in neighboring Syria engulfing the northern Lebanese city. The Sunni cleric was a senior...Caption:
A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on August 8, 2013 shows Syrian army tanks parked on the side of a road during an alleged pursuit of opposition fighters in the Latakia province, western Syria. (AFP PHOTO/HO/SANA.)
Syria: Alawites flee to Latakia ahead of rebel advance
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Large numbers of Syrian Alawites have fled their villages along the Syrian coast after opposition forces seized 11 villages and kidnapped a prominent Alawite cleric on Monday. According to eyewitness accounts, several Alawite families are...Caption:
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal gestures during a news conference at his office in Riyadh December 4, 2012. (Reuters/Fahad Shadeed)