May 30, 2014, NSNBC AD : Senator Richard Black, Virginia Senate, sent a letter to Syrian President Bashar Al Assad to thank him for fighting al-Qaeda and other terror groups. The following is the first part of an interview Senator Black gave to nsnbc’s Turkish partner newspaper Aydinlik. Şafak Terzi, …
Read More »Bashar al-Assad supporters stage rallies in Australia ahead of Syrian poll
Hundreds are expected to sign petitions backing al-Assad at rallies in major cities, in absence of polling stations May 30, 2014, the Guardian Australians backing Bashar al-Assad in the upcoming Syrian presidential elections are staging rallies across the country to help expats register their support. Hundreds are expected to sign …
Read More »Why are They Afraid of the Syrian Elections?
May 30, 2014, Rick Sterling, Counter Punch The Presidential Election in Syria takes place next Tuesday, June 3. With a revised 2012 Constitution, Syria is no longer a one party state and there are multiple candidates for office. Running against Bashar al Asad are former communist and legislator Maher al …
Read More »State Dept. confirms U.S. citizen carried out Syria suicide blast
May 30, 2014, Haaretz The U.S. State Department on Friday confirmed that an American citizen carried out a suicide bombing in Syria. The bomber, who called himself Abu Hurayra al-Amriki, carried out one of four suicide bombings on May 25 in Syria’s Idlib province on behalf of Jabhat al-Nusra, Al-Qaida’s …
Read More »Eupherates of Syria Cut Off by Turkey
May 30, 2014 Syria’s friend (Turkey) depriving Syrians from their share of Euphrates water for two weeks now.
Read More »Terrorist ISIL militants kidnap 200 Kurds in Syria
May 30, 2014, Press TV Militants from terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have kidnapped nearly 200 Kurdish civilians from an area in Syria’s northwestern province of Aleppo. The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday that ISIL members abducted at least 193 …
Read More »Syria Takfiris selling oil to Turkey: Analyst
May 31, 2014, Press TV [CLICK ON LINK IF VIDEO DOES NOT LOAD] Foreign-backed Takfiri militants operating in Syria are selling oil to Turkey to finance their attacks against the Syrian government, an analyst tells Press TV. “They (the militants) are getting a lot of revenues from oil. They are …
Read More »Syrians Working to Preserve Jewish Cultural Heritage
May 30, 2014, Counter Punch Jewish Quarter, the Old City, Damascus It’s always encouraging when one comes upon inspiring human phenomena here in Syria or elsewhere that refute the familiar and worn shibboleths and cliches about how this or that group or religion hates others and won’t cease targeting them …
Read More »Fresh militant mortar attacks kill Syrian civilians
May 30, 2014, Press TV Fresh attacks by foreign-backed militants in Syria have left at least two civilians dead, including a four-year-old child. This comes after the militants fired mortar shells at a residential area in the Damascus countryside on Firday. Authorities say the attack on Danoun Camp also injured …
Read More »Video shows ISIL Takfiris executing teen in Syria
May 30, 2014, Press TV [click on link if video does not load]Newly-released video footage shows al-Qaeda-affiliated militants executing a teenager for alleged robbery in eastern Syria as foreign-backed Takfiri groups continue their atrocities against Syrians. The video, recently surfaced on the Internet, shows militants belonging to the terrorist Islamic …
Read More »