Oct 24, 2013, Interfax Russian citizens are aware of the Russian-U.S. agreements concerning Syria, which are supported by UN resolutions, and think the deal has helped prevent a military operation against Syria, sociologists from the Russian Opinion Study Center (VTsIOM) said. Some 68% of the respondents showed an interest in …

Oct 24, 2013, Press TV The Saudis are sulking big time with Washington. This is not just due to a temper-tantrum by the kingdom’s spymaster, Prince Bandar. The entire House of Saud is in ructions over what the rulers perceive as “American treachery”. When Prince Bandar bin Sultan briefed anonymous …

Sep 30, 2013, Taylor Report Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, who has recently returned from Syria, recounts his meeting with President Assad, and the new peace initiatives in the region. LISTEN HERE

Oct 24, 2013, RT.com Syrian Islamist militants have released a video of allegedly a Russian engineer they captured. The man says he will be killed unless exchanged for an imprisoned Saudi. The authenticity of the video has not yet been confirmed. The video posted online on Wednesday features a bearded, …

Oct 24, 2013, Strategic Culture Saudi Arabia’s ministry of defense has placed an order with the U.S. for the delivery of high-tech cruise missiles and aerial bombs totaling 6.8 billion dollars. It is expected that the contract will be signed within a month after the request is approved by Congress. …

  Oct 24, 2013, Strategic Culture Historic allies, the United States and Saudi Arabia, are in the midst of a full-blown row, after the kingdom’s spy chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan threatened that their strategic liaison was on the rocks.  The sulking sultan is no stranger to maverick mood swings. …

Oct 23, 2013, VNN Even as mercenaries and émigrés used to destroy Syria meet under the auspices of the UK, US and France and insist on regime change despite the on the ground reality in Syria, the US-Iran negotiations have been welcomed by citizens all over the world.  The government of Saudi …

Oct 21, 2013, Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate XIII World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, Warsaw, Poland Oct 2l-23, 2013 Dear Friends, In May, 2013 I led a 16-person peace delegation to Syria at the invitation of Mussalaha National Movement. What we witnessed inside Syria was not being fairly depicted …

Oct 22, 2013, Stephen Lendman Obama’s war on Syria rages. Opposition forces are divided. Kofi Annan’s March 2012 six-point plan failed. Three months later, so did Geneva I. June 2012 talks were called a “last ditch effort” to halt violence. Similar headlines followed Annan’s plan. Fighting rages daily. Obama bears …

Oct 22, 2013, al Akhbar The release of the Lebanese pilgrims who were kidnapped in Syria more than a year and a half ago was not big enough news for Western media, or even for Arab oil and gas media. The story is embarrassing for those in Western media who …