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A Syrian government supporter holds a sign in front of pictures of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a pro-regime rally in Damascus on January 27, 2012. The sign reads in Arabic "Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem is a mountain that winds can't
The swarm of initiatives to resolve the situation in Syria does not mean increased chances of warding off civil war, but rather reflects the depth of the rift between West and East, and reduced Arab leadership in deciding the fate of this important count
Syria’s top Muslim cleric has thanked Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his unwavering support of Syria’s government as it deals with widespread unrest, the presidency website reported Thursday. Grand Mufti Sheikh Ahmed Badreddin Hassoun conveyed
The trip to Damascus was timely and useful. This assessment was offered by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov upon returning to Moscow on Tuesday. "We had a very useful meeting with President Bashar al-Assad, Vice-President Farouk al-Sharaa and Fore
"We are open to constructive proposals that go in line with the set task of ending violence," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Moscow after meeting his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu. Russia and China both blocked a previous Western attempt to
Protesters wave a large Syrian flag during the funeral of Jamal Hamdo Daqno, Subhi Haroon, and Akrma Muhammad Qutani, who protesters said were killed during clashes with government troops. Photo: Reuters SYRIA has agreed to extend a widely criticised Ara
Syria on Tuesday agreed to extend the mandate of the Arab League observer mission by a month, the state-run news agency SANA reported. According to the report, Foreign Minister Walid Muallem informed the secretary general of the League of the Syrian gove
Syria on Tuesday agreed to extend the mandate of the Arab League observer mission by a month, the state-run news agency SANA reported. According to the report, Foreign Minister Walid Muallem informed the secretary general of the League of the Syrian gove
Syria has agreed to extend a widely criticised Arab League observer mission for a second month, just hours after launching an angry tirade against the bloc's efforts to mediate in the crisis. League officials had warned that the monitors, already deplete
Syria's state-run news agency Sana reports that Syria has agreed to extend the mandate of the Arab League observer mission by a month. Foreign Minister Walid Muallem had informed the Secretary General of the League of the Syrian government's decision. Th
The Arab League said it had requested a meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to present its proposals on resolving the crisis and seek support from the Security Council. DAMASCUS, Jan 24: Syria said on Tuesday it would spurn further
Syria on Tuesday said it would spurn further Arab efforts to resolve its political crisis, as Persian Gulf Arab states piled on pressure by pulling their observers out the country and urging strong UN action. “Enough of the Arab solutions from now,” Fore
Syria on Tuesday said it would spurn further Arab efforts to resolve its political crisis, as Persian Gulf Arab states piled on pressure by pulling their observers out the country and urging strong UN action. “Enough of the Arab solutions from now,” Fore
Syria on Tuesday said it would spurn further Arab efforts to resolve its political crisis, as Persian Gulf Arab states piled on pressure by pulling their observers out the country and urging strong UN action. “Enough of the Arab solutions from now,” Fore
Syria on Tuesday said it would spurn further Arab efforts to resolve its political crisis, as Persian Gulf Arab states piled on pressure by pulling their observers out the country and urging strong UN action. “Enough of the Arab solutions from now,” Fore
Five more countries are withdrawing their monitors from an Arab League observer mission to Syria. Saudi Arabia has already done so. The others are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the UAE. The Gulf Co-operation Council also called on the UN Security Coun
Walid al Muallem (born 1941) is the current foreign minister of Syria and a long-time diplomat for that country. Full Article
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem speaks during a press conference in Damascus on January 24, 2012. Muallem rejected an Arab League solution to the unrest sweeping his country, accusing the 22-member bloc of plotting to internationalise the crisis.
View Photo »Seated under a portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Foreign Minister Walid Muallem addresses a press conference in Damascus on December 19, 2011, pledging Syria's full cooperation with Arab observers after his government finally agreed to allow a mission in to monitor a deal...
View Photo »Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem addresses a press conference in Damascus on December 19, 2011, pledging Syria's full cooperation with Arab observers after his government finally agreed to allow a mission in to monitor a deal to end nine months of bloodshed. The deal, signed at...
View Photo »Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (L) chats with Qatari Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani as they walk out of a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah on November 30, 2011. Foreign ministers of the...
View Photo »Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem attends a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah on November 30, 2011. Foreign ministers of the world's largest Muslim body urged Syria to cooperate with the Arab League, which imposed...
View Photo »Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem arrives to attend a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), aimed to seek ways of ending the bloodshed in Syria, in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah on November 30, 2011.
View Photo »Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem sits under a portrait of President Bashar al-Assad as he speaks during a press conference in Damascus on November 28, 2011 where he hit out at the Arab League for the treatment it has meted out to Damascus, accusing it of ignoring the presence of 'terrorists'...
View Photo »Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem speaks during a press conference in Damascus on November 28, 2011 where he hit out at the Arab League for the treatment it has meted out to Damascus, accusing it of ignoring the presence of 'terrorists' in the country and prematurely imposing economic...
View Photo »Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem speaks under a portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a press conference in Damascus on November 20, 2011. Muallem dismissed as 'wishful thinking' a warning by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that his country risked descending...
View Photo »Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem speaks during a press conference in Damascus on November 20, 2011. Muallem dismissed as 'wishful thinking' a warning by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that his country risked descending into civil war.
View Photo »Syrians hold up their national flag as they rally in front of the Foreign Ministery as their Foreign Minister Walid Muallem speaks to the press in the capital Damascus, on November 14, 2011. Muallem said that the government in Damascus will not budge despite its suspension from the Arab...
View Photo »Syrians hold up their national flag and images of President Bashar al-Assad as they rally in front of the Foreign Ministery as their Foreign Minister Walid Muallem speaks to the press in the capital Damascus, on November 14, 2011. Muallem said that the government in Damascus will not...
View Photo »Syrian rally in front of the Foreign Ministery as their Foreign Minister Walid Muallem speaks to the press in the capital Damascus, on November 14, 2011. Muallem said that the government in Damascus will not budge despite its suspension from the Arab League, which he warned was a...
View Photo »Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem speaks under a portrait of President Bashar al-Assad during a press conference in Damascus on November 14, 2011. Muallem said that the government in Damascus will not budge despite its suspension from the Arab League, which he warned was a...
View Photo »Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem holds a press conference in Damascus on November 14, 2011. Muallem said that the government in Damascus will not budge despite its suspension from the Arab League, which he warned was a 'dangerous step.'
View Photo »Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (L) and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrillasit sit at a joint news conference with other ALBA member Foreign Ministers (unseen) in Damascus, on October 09 , 2011.
View Photo »Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem talks to reporters during a visit of ALBA countries' foreign ministers to Damascus, on October 09 2011. Syria will retaliate against any country that recognises the opposition National Council, Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said.
View Photo »From L-R : Bolivia Communications Minister Eban Canelas, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro Moros, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla , Deputy Foreign Minister of Ecuador, Pablo Villa Gomez and Deputy Foreign Minister of...
View Photo »From L-R : Bolivia Communications Minister Eban Canelas, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro Moros, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla , Deputy Foreign Minister of Ecuador, Pablo Villa Gomez and Deputy Foreign Minister of...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 26: Walid Al-Moualem, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Syria, steps away from the podium after delivering an address to the 66th General Assembly Session at the United Nations on September 26, 2011 in New York City. The annual event, which is being dominated...
View Photo »Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moualem addresses the 66th UN General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York, September 26, 2011.
View Photo »Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem speaks under a portrait of President Bashar al-Assad during a press conference in Damascus on June 22, 2011 where he rejected any foreign meddling in his country's internal affairs while stressing that Damascus was keen on maintaining good ties with...
View Photo »Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem gestures during a press conference in Damascus on June 22, 2011 where he rejected any foreign meddling in his country's internal affairs while stressing that Damascus was keen on maintaining good ties with longtime ally Turkey.
View Photo »CORRECTING IDENTITY OF SYRIAN OFFICIAL Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari (L) walks behind his Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem (R) upon the latter's arrival at the foreign ministry in Baghdad on May 31, 2011. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called after a meeting with Muallem...
View Photo »A Syrian government supporter holds a sign in front of pictures of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a pro-regime rally in Damascus on January 27, 2012. The sign reads in Arabic 'Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem is a mountain that winds can't shake, his Saudi counterpart...
View Photo »Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem speaks during a press conference in Damascus on January 24, 2012. Muallem rejected an Arab League solution to the unrest sweeping his country, accusing the 22-member bloc of plotting to internationalise the crisis.
View Photo »I say to him, live and see for yourself. If God grants him a long life.
The (OIC) general secretariat has received confirmation from the Syrian side that Foreign Minister Walid Muallem will attend
Stopping work with the central bank is like declaring an economic war. It is unprecedented
We must protect the interests of our people.
I reassure you that we have withdrawn 95 or 96 percent of Syrian assets [from Arab countries]
I apologize for these horrific images, but at the same time, I offer them to the Arab League ministerial committee members who still continue to refuse [to recognize] the presence of these armed groups
