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Syria’s head of regime Bashar al-Assad. December 9, 2010. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

The Guardian: ‘UN Pays Tens of Millions to Assad Regime under Syria Aid Program’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 3, 2017 | Middle East

London- The British Guardian has revealed series of contracts awarded to Syrian government and charities linked to Head of Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad’s family. “The UN has awarded contracts worth tens of millions of dollars to people closely associated with Assad,...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, October 20, 2015.

Russia Woos the World With New Plan on Syria

by Amir Taheri | Jul 28, 2017 | Features

Caught between the hope of securing a lasting foothold in the Middle East and the fear of inheriting an impossible situation, Russia is trying to re-gauge its Syrian policy with possible support from the Trump administration in Washington. The key feature of Russia’s...

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Head of the Syrian High Negotiations Committee (HNC) opposition group Nasr al-Hariri addresses the media aside of the Intra-Syria peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland, February 25, 2017. (Reuters, Pierre Albouy)

Efforts to Form Joint Military Council between Syrian Regime, Opposition

by Caroline Akoum and Taha Abdulwahid | Jul 13, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, Beirut – US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that his country and Russia could work together on Syria and several other issues, as sources in Moscow revealed that US-Russian efforts were underway to form a military council that would gather...

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US Defense Secretary James Mattis gestures during a press briefing on the campaign to defeat ISIS at the Pentagon in Washington, US, May 19, 2017. (Reuters, Yuri Gripas)

Mattis: Iran is the Most Destabilizing Influence in the Middle East

by Moaz al-Omari | Jul 12, 2017 | World

Washington – US Secretary of Defense James Mattis said that Iran was the most destabilizing country in the Middle East and that the Iranian regime was behind the causes of conflicts in the region. Mattis on Tuesday granted a phone interview to a high school journalism...

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Bashar al-Assad in Hmeimim Air Base. AP

Assad in Hmeimim Base: ‘I Won’t Forget Moscow’s Stance’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 28, 2017 | Middle East

London- On the sidelines of his visit to Hmeimim military air base, where Russian air forces are based, head of Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad stressed that he will never forget Russia’s support for him in the Syrian war. “Russia has provided weapons and ammunition to...