Tracking the Flow of Stolen Syrian Oil into Iraq

The Cradle’s Iraq Correspondent The US military and its Kurdish allies steal 80 percent of Syria’s daily oil production and smuggle it into Iraq for distribution While the US role in looting Syria’s resources is well-documented, less is known about the complicity of Iraq’s Kurdistan region in its transportation and distribution Although the porous Iraqi-Syrian border…

Decoding the Pentagon’s Online War against Iran

Kit Klarenberg From a click of a button in the US to violence on the streets of Tehran, the latest protests in Iran are being engineered and provoked from outside The civil unrest in Iran in response to the recent death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while she was waiting at a Tehran police station, although rooted in legitimate…

Syria Was a Rehearsal for the Struggle between Russia and the West in Ukraine

Maxim Hvatkov Russian soldiers, with Russian flag, are seen on armoured vehicle as they enter the base at the Tishrin Dam on the Euphrates in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. © Bekir Kasim / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Modern Russia’s first major foreign military campaign began seven years ago. It was a very different challenge to…

Muslim Brotherhood Mob Boss Qaradawi Dies

Declan Hayes The only tragedy about the death at 96 years of age of Youssef al-Qaradawi, the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, the world’s deadliest terrorist grouping, is that the Muslim Brotherhood did not die along with him. The only tragedy about the death at 96 years of age of Youssef al-Qaradawi, the spiritual leader of…

Statement by First Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy at UNSC Briefing on the Syrian Chemical File (resolution 2118)

Mr.President, Before moving on to the agenda of this meeting, let me express our perplexity over the fact that you did not find an opportunity to accommodate our urgent request for convening today a Security Council meeting regarding subversive activities at the Nord Stream pipeline. Now we are going to discuss the report by the…

President Assad Launches the First Phase of Operating Photovoltaic Power Project in Adra City

29 September، 2022 Damascus, SANA President Bashar al-Assad launched Thursday the first phase of running photovoltaic power project in Adra Industrial city during his visit to the station. The project aims to generate 100 megawatts of electricity through solar panels when completed, extending over an area of more than 165 hectares. 10 megawatts have been…

Aala: Israeli Aggression in Palestine and Syria are War Crimes

30 September، 2022 Geneva, SANA Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Hussam Edin Aala, affirmed that the acts of aggression by “Israel” in Palestine and Syria have become a consistent method of reckless behavior violating international law and pushing the region to an unprecedented state of tension and…

Dr. Bashar Al-Jaafari: Why They ‘Punish’ Syria

Tim Anderson Syria’s centuries-old refusal to take orders from foreign powers and its resistance to repeated foreign interventions has led to its ‘punishment’ by frustrated imperial forces, says Syria’s Vice Foreign Minister Dr. Bashar Al-Jaafari. Syria’s centuries-old refusal to take orders from foreign powers and its resistance to repeated foreign interventions has led to its…

Mahsa Amini’s Father Breaks Silence: Protest “Not for Our Sake”

Al Mayadeen Mahsa Amini’s death has been exploited by media to reach the extent of chaotic protests, but Amini’s father condemns those actions and seeks the truth amid the turmoil of US sanctions. As the protests in Iran continue to cause chaos under the pretense of solidarity with Mahsa Amini’s family following her death, the…

Syria’s FM: The Unlawful Presence of Foreign Forces in Syria Must End

Al Mayadeen The Syrian Foreign Minister underlines that “Israel” commits the most heinous violations in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. The Syrian Foreign Minister, Faisal Al-Miqdad, accused “Israel” of backing Al-Nusra Front and ISIS and attacking civilian airports, as well as ports in Syria, stressing that “continued support of some countries [which sells itself as human…

‘Regime Change’ in Hamas and a Return to Syria

The Cradle’s Palestine Correspondent The removal of Khaled Meshaal from power was necessary for normalization with Damascus to occur In mid-September, Palestinian resistance movement Hamas issued a statement indicating that it had restored relations with Syria after ten years of estrangement, effectively ending its self-imposed exile from Damascus. After the outbreak of the Syrian crisis in March 2011, at…

Syrian Minister for Foreign Affairs Addresses UN General Debate, 77th Session (English)

Fayssal Mekdad, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, addresses the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 20 – 26 September 2022). The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral…