The Arab League envoy to Russia has dismissed Moscow's fears of a foreign military intervention in Syria, saying that neither local opposition groups nor international powers were in favor of such a solution to the Syrian crisis. “Nobody in the Arab worl

China has urged all parties to the Syrian conflict to end violence at once. Speedy stabilization would prove in the interests of the people of Syria, Deputy Chinese Foreign Minister Cai Ziung said in the wake of his talks with the Syrian leadership in Da

Apart from the traditional Russian concerns for international law and its principle of non-interference in internal affairs of sovereign states, there was also a new fear of being manipulated by Western powers to sanction regime change, as it happened wi

DAMASCUS - The Russian embassy in Damascus dismissed Thursday media reports circulated recently about some covert Syrian-Russian military cooperation, regarding such reports as "propaganda and incompatible with the truth." The reports, claiming that Russ

On February 7, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Foreign Intelligence Service Director Mikhail Fradkov travelled to Damascus to help stabilise the situation in Syria by encouraging democratic reforms. The substance of President Dmitry Medvedev’

SECURITY men, most in plain clothes, speckle the main market square of Deraa, a town of 350,000 near Syria’s border with Jordan. Yet in the brief time given for visiting journalists to stray from a scripted tour that highlights “terrorist” attacks on sta

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Two senior Russian officials, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Mikhail Fradkov, the director of Foreign Intelligence, have just been to Damascus.Their mission was not to nudge Bashar Al Assad from power and offer him exile in R

Last week was marked by the start of an 'information war' surrounding the events taking place in Syria. According to some media reports, British special forces have been sent to Syria to fight on the rebel side, while others say that Iranian volunteer co

I'm talking about the one between Syria's President Bashar al Assad and his Russian visitors – some might say allies – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Mikhail Fradkov, Moscow's director of foreign intelligence. While the innocent civilians trapped by

Two senior Russian officials, foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and Mikhail Fradkov, the director of foreign intelligence, have just been to Damascus. Their mission was not to nudge Bashar al-Assad from power and offer him exile in Russia. Rather, the talk

The report published by Debka-file, which is widely believed to have close links to Israeli intelligence sources, revealed that British and Qatari forces supply ammunition and direct tactical support to armed groups in Homs to prepare the ground for a co

This was pledged by Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad during his meeting in Damascus with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Foreign Intelligence Service Chief Mikhail Fradkov. According to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, one of the result

SECURITY men, most in plain clothes, speckle the main market square of Deraa, a town of 350,000 near Syria’s border with Jordan. Yet in the brief time given for visiting journalists to stray from a scripted tour that highlights “terrorist” attacks on sta

According to the Israeli website, debkafile, which is known for links to intelligence sources, “British and Qatari troops are directing rebel ammunition deliveries and tactics in the bloody battle for Homs”. The report said that Britain’s foreign spying

British and Qatari troops are directing rebel ammunition deliveries and tactics in the bloody battle for Homs, according to an Israeli website known for links to intelligence sources. ­Four centers of operation have been established in the city with the

With thanks to Kevork Elmassian for contributing to this piece The Syrian military yesterday continued their operation to defend the Syrian population from insurgents which are most heavily concentrated in the city of Homs. The operation expanded into th

(MENAFN - Arab News) At least 400 children have been killed in 11 months of violence in Syria and almost the same number detained, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. "As of the end of January, 400 children are dead and more than

During talks in Damascus on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he had to do what it takes to ensure peace in the country, saying, “It’s in our interests that the Arab peoples live in peace and harmony”. Lav

BEIRUT (AP) — The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in militar