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Newly Coalition secretary general says 'opposition realignment is a priority'

(Translation by Dani Murad) The Secretary-General of the Syrian National Coalition, Nasr al-Hariri, has announced the work program for the Secretariat of the Coalition, stressing that rebels’ demands must be implemented, demanding FSA factions to...

Interview: Kilo says Coalition’s former leader is another 'Assad' as abuses mount

(Translation by Dani Murad) A big NO… as big as the Syrian revolution with its complexities and the conflicts of the Syrian coalition, was announced by Michel Kilo against whoever wants to steal the coalition and commits mistakes. The words...

Interview- Matthew VanDyke, a rebel heart defends Syria Revolt

(Reporting by Faris al-Rifai; Translation by Dani Murad) Since joining the Syrian revolution, Matthew VanDyke has raised a lot of doubts and mysteries regarding his bizarre behaviors, and for the many qualities and characteristics he attributed to...

Former Defence Minister: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey constitute revolution's support pillars

By Abdullah Raja; Translation by Dani Murad In an exclusive interview with Zaman Alwasl , the Defense Minister for Syria's interim government, Asaad Mustafa, said that his days as a defense minister was no doubt the most difficult part of his life, pointing out that he resigned...

Druse Head Scorns Hezbollah on Syria

The decision by Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group to join the civil war in neighboring Syria and fight along President Bashar Assad's forces was a historic and moral "mistake" toward the Syrian people, a leading Lebanese politician has said. The harsh criticism by Walid...

Syrian envoy says world fears vote

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's ambassador to Lebanon said Monday the upcoming Syrian presidential election will be the resounding answer to all those who doubt that his government will prevail in its current conflict. Sitting in his office at the hilltop Syrian Embassy just outside the...

Interview: FSA spokesman clarifies reasons behind Gen. Idriss dismissal

Interview by Abdullah Raja; Translation by Yusra Ahmed Kasem Saad Eddine, the FSA spokesman, the member of the Higher Military council and first defected Colonel pilot revealed to Zaman Alwasl many details about dismissing Salim Idriss and the...

Exclusive Interview with Adib Al Shishakli’s Daughter

Zaman Alwasl Exclusive Interview with the daughter of former Syrian President Adib al-Shishakli (1949-1954). Interview by Abdullah Raja; Translation by Yusra Ahmed __ Adib al-Shishakli, (born 1909, Ḥ amah,...

Interview- Sabbagh: my disagreement with the Jarba on policy, not goals

By Abdullah Raja; Translation by Yusra Ahmed In an interview with Zaman Alwasl, Mustafa Sabbagh, the National coalition member, said that the National Coalition confirmed in Geneva2 its support and acceptance to a political solution to solve...

Abu Hatab talks about disputes between opposition and local councils of Eastern Ghouta

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Opposition should unite, reconstruct to bear revolution burdens: Ghalioun says

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National Coalition to make major reforms: official

Bader Jamoos, the General Secretary for the Syrian National Coalition, has confirmed that the Coalition has started very important and serious steps toward organizing and reforming its interior structure, and has been successful in founding a new effective structure. The...

Interview: Seda says opposition unable to have political vision; Favoritism is Coalition's main characteristic

Dr. Abdul Baset Seda, a member in the political committee of the Syrian coalition criticized the opposition for not being able to draw a political line for the revolution. The former president of the National Council, in an interview with Zaman Alwasl, said that when the national...

Expert explains regime’s economic strategies to survive despite war

In an attempt to understand strategies the Syrian regime uses to keep the dollar exchange rate at SP 150, Zaman alwasl has met Samir Seifan, an economist and researcher, to explain some economic issues affecting Syrian economy and budget. Seifan said that strategy Syrian...

Interview: Idriss calls for mass resignations to get rid of revolution profiteers

The ousted chairman of rebels Joint Chief of Staff, General Salim Idriss revealed to Zaman Alwasl that he wrote his resignation to the fronts’ leaders who went to negotiate with the coalition president Mr. Ahmed al-Jarba, to end the crisis that followed Idris’s dismissal....

Fajer Al Sham commander says his group is 'non-aligned' over the infighting

Commander of Fajer al-Sham movement, Islamist rebel group, called in an interview with Zaman Alwasl to establish a unified council for jihadist as he said that his movement had decided to stand on neutrality over the infighting between the State of Iraq and the Levant...

Syria Internal Opposition says political solution is the only exit: Interview

The general coordinator of the internal-opposition National Body for the Democratic Change, has expressed desire to call for a third consultative meeting with the West-backed National Coalition. "Despite the Coalition’s previous unfulfilled promises," Hassan Abdel Azim told Zaman...

First Syrian Pilot defects with Jet talks to Zaman Alwasl

Its almost 15 months since the news agencies surfaced the first such incident since the Syrian uprising on March 15, 2011, ''Syrian air force pilot flew into neighboring Jordan and defected with his Russian-made fighter jet.'' Zaman Alwasl was pleased to...