Armed factions entered the northern city of Aleppo this week causing further turmoil in Syria.
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Bashar Al-Assad is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, Bassel Oudat reports from Damascus: either compel Hizbullah and Iran to withdraw from Syria or see his regime collapse
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With both Turkey and Syria steadfast in their respective conditions, normalisation efforts appear challenging
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The Syrian parliamentary elections last week held no surprises, reports Bassel Oudat
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Badr Jamous, the president of the Syrian Negotiations Commission (SNC), spoke to Bassel Oudat about the prospects of a political solution
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Bassel Oudat sums up the tense situation in Syria following Iran’s strike against Israel
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Israel appears to have changed its strategy towards the Iranian presence in Syria, intensifying its attacks on Iranian and pro-Iranian targets in the country, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus.
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Israel’s assassination campaign against Iranian military officers abroad escalated last week with the killing of four senior figures in Damascus, reports Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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Bassel Oudat reports on Syria’s response to the war in Gaza
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This week’s massacre at a military college in Homs is further evidence of ongoing efforts to prevent progress towards peace in Syria, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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Despite Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad concluding an official visit to China this week, the strategic partnership between the two countries may be more to Beijing’s benefit than to his own.
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Last week’s violent clashes between Arab tribes and Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria bear witness to the mosaic of competing interests in the region.
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The ongoing demonstrations in southern Syria indicate that areas previously less affected by the conflict in the country are now suffering from major economic hardships, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus.
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After the readmission of Syria to the Arab League and the possible restoration of relations between some Arab countries and Damascus, there have been no further moves towards normalisation, reports Bassel Oudat in Damascus.
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Bassel Oudat takes stock of Syria’s return to the Arab fold
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Israel has been stepping up its strikes on Iranian military targets in Syria, with further attacks taking place from the Occupied Syrian Golan this week.
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The Syrian government will have to comply with various measures if it wants to normalise the country’s ties with the Arab states.
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Syria is at the heart of China’s moves, writes Bassel Oudat from Damascus.
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The West and the Arab countries are facilitating the flow of aid to Syria in the wake of the February earthquake, but the sanctions against the regime remain in place.
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The aftermath of the earthquake that struck northwestern Syria earlier this month has added to the suffering already caused by the country’s long-running civil war, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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