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UN Security Council resolution 2118, approved unanimously on 27 September 2013, endorsed the expeditious destruction of Syria's chemical weapons programme, with inspections to begin by 1 October, and agreed that in the event of non-compliance, it would impose “Chapter VII” measures.
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Q. Through what I have seen in Damascus and through the mail we…
Speech by President Bashar al-Assad to the newly-elected Syrian parliament on 4 June 2012.
This isa translationpublished by the government news agency, Sana.
4 June, 2012
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At the beginning of this legislative course, we remember brothers of ours who should have been with us under the…
On April 21, 2011, in the face of widespread demonstrations, President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree ending Syria's 48-year state of emergency wich restricted public gatherings. At the same time, he issued another decree permitting but controlling demonstrations.
The text below waspublishedby the…
The first signs of a power struggle in Syria emerged yesterday when the late president's disgraced brother challenged the succession to power of his 34-year-old nephew, Bashar al-Assad.
Rifaat al-Assad, who in 1983 attempted a coup d'etat , threatened to return from exile in France to Damascus "at…
UN Security Council resolution 2042, approved unanimously on 14 April 2012, repeated a call for the Syrian government to begin a pull-back of military forces from population centres and cease the use of heavy weaponry in those areas. It also authorised the dispatch of up to 30 unarmed military…
Speech by President Bashar al-Assad, Damascus opera house, 6 January 2013.
This isa report of the speechpublished by the government news agency, Sana.
6 January 2013
President Bashar al-Assad said if pain is pervading like a dark cloud over the country, the emotional state only, with its…
Speech by President Bashar al-Assad at Damascus University, 20 June 2011. This is atranslationissued by the official Syrian news agency, Sana.
June 20, 2011
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Peace be upon you, upon all those who are protecting this dear and precious homeland. Peace be upon the people, the army, the…
President Bashar al-Assad's interview with the Syrian TV station, Addounia, on 29 August 2012.
This isa translationpublished by Syria Online.
29 August 2012
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Dear viewers of Addounia TV … greetings, We greet you from the People's Palace in the Syrian capital of Damascus. We are honored to…
UN Security Council resolution 2235, unanimously approved on 7 August 2015, authorised the establishment of a Joint Investigative Mechanism to identify those responsible for the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
Draft text
The Security Council,
Recalling the Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use…
ARAB ART ONLINE: Susan Hefuna: Al Sabr Gamil (Patience is Beautiful) 2007. Ink stained on wood 140 x 170 cm. More information | Click to enlarge
