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French President Emmanuel Macron. (AFP)

Syrian Opposition Upset with Macron’s ‘Contradictory and Unbalanced’ Statements on Assad

by Michel Abou Najm and Youssef Diab | Jun 23, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Paris – The Syrian opposition, with its political and military wings, has expressed its disappointment with the statements of French President Emmanuel Macron on regime chief Bashar Assad, saying that they go against the country’s policy on the Syrian crisis....

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Pro-regime forces stand on a street in the Syrian town of Yabroud. (Joseph Eid / AFP/Getty Images)

Syrian Jailed for Life in Austria for Murdering Regime Forces

by Majid al-Khateeb | May 12, 2017 | World

Cologne (German)- An Austrian court has jailed a 27-year-old Syrian for life on charges of committing crimes against humanity while fighting against Bashar Assad’s forces alongside the Free Army. The court in the western city of Innsbruck announced its ruling late...

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Medics inspect the damage outside a field hospital after an airstrike in the rebel-held al-Maadi neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Iran Looking for a New Policy on Syria

by Amir Taheri | May 3, 2017 | Features

“Do we need a new policy on Syria?” This was the provocative question put by Iranian Diplomacy, a forum for retried diplomats of the Islamic Republic, in its latest issue in April. The writer, Mussavi Kahlakhali, claimed that Russia and the United States are...

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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen. (AFP)

Le Pen Adopts Russia’s Strategy on Syria, Sees No Alternative to Assad

by Michel Abu Najm | Apr 26, 2017 | Middle East

Paris – Rapprochement with Russia is one of the most important aspects of far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen’s foreign strategy. Even though she was not the only candidate to follow this approach, she is the most committed to it and she had paid a...

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An unconscious Syrian child receives treatment at a hospital in Khan Sheikhoun, on April 4, 2017. AFP photo

French Intelligence Blames Assad Forces for Sarin Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 26, 2017 | Middle East

A report by French intelligence services blames the regime of Bashar al-Assad for a suspected chemical attack in rebel-held Idlib province in northern Syria that killed 87 people, Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Wednesday. The analysis of samples taken at the...