by Turkish Minute, July 15, 2024 Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Saturday announced the imminent end of his government’s operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq and Syria, Agence France-Presse reported. Turkey began its Operation Claw-Lock in April 2022, claiming it needed to secure its …
Read More »Syria, Turkey, Iraq and Iran Unite to Refuse a Kurdish State in Syria
Steven Sahiounie interviews Dr. Nidal Kabalan, journalist, political analyst, and former Syrian Ambassador to Turkey. Published on Mideast Discourse, July 7, 2024 According to the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mr. Shia Sudani, Syria and Turkey are moving closer to a possible normalization of relations which were broken after the U.S.-NATO attack …
Read More »Bashar Assad’s Welcome On Return to Arab League and Full Speech with English Subtitles
Russia Proposes ‘Normalization Roadmap’ for Syria, Turkiye
From the News Desk at The Cradle, May 10, 2023 A four-way meeting was held in Moscow on 10 May between the foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Turkiye, and Iran to discuss the process of normalization between Ankara and Damascus. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov emphasized the importance of establishing …
Read More »Residents return home in Damascus Barzeh district (VIDEO)
Jan 26, 2014 Over five hundred displaced Syrians marched near Barzeh in Damascus to enter the war-torn district. Reconciliation between warring sides brought back stability to the area and a chance to return for those who were forced out after foreign-backed militants got fortified inside their homes. Before civilians were …
Read More »Mother Agnes Mariam on CBC, Dec 2 [AUDIO]
Dec 2, 2013, CBC Mother Agnes speaks of her humanitarian work in Syria, including negotiating with armed rebels for the evacuation of Syrian civilians and clergy in “rebel”-held places like the Maaloula, and of her work towards reconciliation, Mussalaha in Arabic. LISTEN HERE Part 3, starts at ~6:58 min-14:15 …
Read More »Catholic figure warns of Islamic extremists in Syria
Mother Agnes-Mariam of the Cross, Mother Superior of the Monastery of St. James the Mutilated, a Melkite Greek Catholic monastery in central Syria, spoke about the importance of bringing peace to Syria and surrounding nations Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, during a news conference in downtown Lincoln. Nov 18, 2013, Journal …
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