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Parochial interests and war fatigue are driving many member states to support premature elections and normalization with Damascus, but this approach will only consolidate Assad’s control and help him evade accountability for war crimes.

In the game of Syria, the US and Europe hold the cards MENASource by Rime Allaf European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during an online joint news conference with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock at the conclusion of a conference Supporting the future of Syria and the region at the European Commission headquarters, in Brus...

Published April 21 at 10:24 am (FILES) In this file photo taken on Dec. 1, 2018 Saudi Arabias Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) and Russias President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a bilateral meeting on the second day of the G20 Leaders Summit in Buenos Aires, on Dec. 1, 2018. Photo by AFP The four-day visit by Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, to the United Arab Emirates ...

Despite being on the brink of collapse, the Lebanese economy is keeping Bashar al-Assad's Syria afloat. Dodging international sanctions – notably the U.S.-imposed Caesar Act – products such as food and petrol are being smuggled across the border into Syria on a massive scale.

The Imperative to Maintain Focus in Syria | Opinion Peter Metzger , Former Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs On 4/16/21 at 12:00 PM EDT With most observers of U.S. Middle East policy focused on the new presidential administrations dubious contemplation of a return to the failed 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, they run the risk of losing focus on the imperative for continued pressure on Irans partner to the west: the murderous Assad regime in Syria....

Friday, 16 April, 2021 - 07:45 Parents of journalist Austin Tice, detained in Syria, at a press conference to demand his release in 2018 (AP) Washington - Rana Abtar Members of the US Congress have urged the Biden administration to implement all provisions of the Caesar Act to increase pressure on the Syrian regime and its allies. During a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Glob...

Lebanon-Syria: Smuggling and sanctions, the new front line Issued on: REPORTERS © FRANCE 24 37 min Despite being on the brink of collapse, the Lebanese economy is keeping a troublesome neighbour afloat: Bashar al-Assads Syria. In order to dodge international sanctions on the Assad regime – notably the US-imposed Caesar Act – products such as food and petrol are being smuggled across the border into Syria on a massive scale....

Tuesday, 13 April, 2021 - 07:00 People wearing face masks walk in Damascus, Syria. (EPA) London – Ibrahim Hamidi An upcoming meeting between Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad will probably reveal the outcome of Russia’s recent diplomatic push to restore Syria’s membership in the Arab League. It will also reveal the results of Syria’s ...

Kurdish forces agree to deliver oil, Syrian regime reopens crossings The Syrian government has reopened crossings between the areas it controls and those held by Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria in exchange for oil shipments. Trucks transport merchandise at the jihadi-held Morek checkpoint between the Syrian provinces of Idlib and Hama on July 18, 2018. April 8, 2021 The Syrian government closed the al-Tabqa, al-Hawra and al-Sabkha crossings in the countryside of Raqqa on March 21. ...

Friday, 9 April, 2021 - 11:45 A Syrian boy looks at an American military patrol east of the Euphrates region in Syria, (AFP) London - Ibrahim Hamidi Washington has set seven conditions for lifting sanctions imposed under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019. But to normalize ties with Damascus, the US is demanding authorities in the Levantine country to first meet six conditions, four of which have been set before civ...