from the Syrian Observer / al-Baath, July 20, 2023 Syria urgently calls upon the United Nations to take immediate and effective action to halt violations of international laws, according to al-Baath. In an official statement, the Ministry of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs expressed Syria’s vehement condemnation of the heinous act …
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From the News Desk at The Cradle, June 21, 2023 Egyptian researcher and political analyst Ahmad Sultan was quoted as saying on 21 June that many of the extremist militants who left Syria for the Ukrainian battlefield last year have realized that the fight against Russia is futile. “The jihadists …
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by Steven Sahiounie interviews Aydin Sezer, published on Mideast Discourse, May 10, 2023 A snapshot of thinking on the Turkish election. The first round took place but was more or less a tie leading to a runoff. Seems like it will be very difficult for Kilicdaroglu to keep his promises …
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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 …
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by The Cradle’s Syria Correspondent, published on The Cradle, May 3, 20223 On 4 April, representatives from Syria, Turkiye, Iran, and Russia met for five hours in Moscow to address outstanding issues between Damascus and Ankara in their efforts to reinstate relations. Among the items under discussion were the Turkish …
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from the News Desk at The Cradle, April 25, 2023 The defense ministers of Syria, Turkiye, Russia, and Iran held a four-way meeting in Moscow on 25 April in order to continue negotiations regarding an eventual normalization of ties between the Syrian and Turkish governments. The meeting “was held in …
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from the News Desk, The Cradle, April 25, 2023 Turkish military forces in northern Syria were forced to temporarily suspend trench-digging operations over the past few days near the border wall between the two countries after massive protests by locals in the city of Ras al-Ain and a number of …
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by Hassan Illiak, published on The Cradle, April 4, 2023 The mid-March Moscow summit between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was notable for being publicized in advance. Since the outbreak of the Syrian war, Assad’s foreign visits have not been publicly revealed until after they …
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from The News Desk at The Cradle, April 4, 2023 Dr. Ayman Sousan, Syrian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, reiterated Syria’s demand that Turkiye announces a full withdrawal of all its forces from Syrian territory and then follow through with such a withdrawal if it wishes to re-establish …
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from the News Desk at The Cradle, March 14, 2023 Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Ayman Sousan stated that Syria’s participation in a possible meeting of the deputy foreign ministers of Turkiye, Syria, Iran, and Russia is still “under discussion.” Al-Mayadeen reports that Sousan made the comments in an exclusive statement …
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