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Syrian President al-Sharaa on a possible presidential election bid: 📌 “Well, I haven't thought about being elected. I still have three years in the transitional period. Right now, we are focusing on serving people and that's what I have done in the past 20 years.” 📌 “I didn't think about being in this position of presidency rather than developing the country economically and politically.” 📌 “So if this task needs me to be there in order to be implemented, so I'm not going to overlook that, yes, and I will not be humble here. I will nominate myself in order to do that.”
Levant24283,195 views • 27 days ago
French President Emmanuel Macron speaking at the UN General Assembly: "All those who claim that Israel's security requires the violation of the sovereignty of all of its neighboring states are making a very fateful error. They are weakening Israel's security today and going forward. A few months ago in Damascus, I lent France's support to building a free Syria. And we must continue these efforts, allowing Syria to fully reassert its sovereignty and unity."
Levant24219,999 views • 27 days ago
Syrian President al-Sharaa on foreign military bases in Syria: 📌 "We are seeking not to have any foreign military bases in Syria and to have complete and pure sovereignty of the Syrian state." 📌 "Russia was there in the past and we inherited their presence when we arrived in Damascus and we chose to go through a dialogue with them and this dialogue led to a result. Those bases shrank into only two bases." 📌 "They had around 170 military bases and now there are only two bases and after long discussions with them, we reached a point where we changed or we transformed those bases into training bases for the Syrian army." 📌 "So they are not military bases that can oversee or provide any logistical work for operations that are launched from those bases against other countries." 📌 "However, we are still going through discussions with them, but the final stage was put in a memorandum of understanding that is being implemented right now." 📌 "As for the Turks, they were involved in a certain time because they were concerned about the security of their borders. Those bases also in northwest of Syria also got less and less and now we are getting into having a legal status for them." 📌 "So the Syrian state, I believe, very soon will not have the necessity to have any military or foreign military presence and I believe we can go through the relations, diplomatic relations and respect with all the countries in the neighborhoods and the fronts of Syria."
Levant2431,892 views • 27 days ago
𝗔𝗹-𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗮 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝘂 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗹-𝗝𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, when asked during an interview with Al Jazeera about comparisons to Abu Muhammad al-Jolani and criticism tied to the former name: 📌 This is part of my history. First, I identify with the Golan, and it is not a source of shame for me. It is a part of my story through every stage and circumstance. 📌 I did not become a president overnight; this came after more than 23 years of work, effort, and a series of achievements. 📌 The history I carry is also one of heavy burdens — marked by blood, the sacrifices of many martyrs, and the suffering and cries of many people. 📌 I am not ashamed of my past; on the contrary, I embrace it, take pride in it, and now it became as part of Syria’s heritage.
Levant2455,670 views • 2 months ago
President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Syrian-Iraqi relations: 📌 "Iraq inherited a very heavy heritage due to the American war in Iraq that led to an increase in Iranian influence." 📌 "The current Prime Minister has a heavy heritage, and I just sat with him in a trilateral meeting with Ambassador Barrack." 📌 "There are militias that are outside the law and working outside state institutions, and the Prime Minister is trying to control the arms and put them under the umbrella of the state." 📌 "We're trying to have economic linkage with Iraq because this will lead to an improvement in relations, in the best interest of both countries." 📌 "We're also trying to secure a safe passage for Iraqi products, especially oil, through Syria, and there is a project to connect Iraqi oil wells to Syrian seaports as an alternative to Bab al-Mandab and the Suez Canal."
Levant2418,018 views • 27 days ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu on Syria: I'm interested in what happens on the ground. Does Syria become a peaceful country? Does he (President al-Sharaa) weed out the jihadists in his own military? Does he work with me to achieve a demilitarized zone in southwest Syria that borders the Golan Heights? I want an arrangement that both demilitarizes southwest Syria and provides permanent protection for the Druze minority in Syria. If we achieve that, we can move forward. When I look at al-Sharaa, I will focus on what is actually being done. Source: Erin Molan Show
Levant24137,721 views • 11 months ago
𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹𝗶 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗮-𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 Gideon Saar, Israeli Foreign Minister: 📌 I don't want to enter into a blame game, but lately the Syrians had toughened their positions and put some preconditions. We were delayed. Our interest is to reach a security agreement with Syria. 📌 We would like to reach a peace and normalization agreement with Syria, but for now we focus on a security agreement to secure our border. 📌 We saw terrible images from confrontations and massacres of Alawites and Druze in Syria. We want our border area safe and hope to reach this security agreement soon. Source: Al-Arabiya
Levant24110,975 views • 10 months ago
𝗔𝗹-𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗮: 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝟲 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗻.
Levant24100,728 views • 9 months ago
𝗔𝗹-𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗹-𝗙𝗮𝘆𝗵𝗮𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa responded to criticism over a performance held during the opening of a basketball arena in Damascus, which featured dancers and songs with vulgar lyrics: 📌 Attending or visiting the event was not part of our program; we were preparing to travel to the Gulf countries, and the schedule was intensive and required good preparation before departure. 📌 We received the invitation about half an hour before the event began and arrived late. 📌 We had no knowledge of the event program. I was somewhat surprised by the performance. 📌 Celebrations on such occasions should be meaningful and connected to the traditions and customs of the region. 📌 It should also express a culture and deliver a message through such activities. I did not find a specific message in it. I greatly respect the observation of the people. 📌 We directed that national events should be purposeful and connected to Syria’s customs and culture.
Levant2469,572 views • 5 months ago
Protests and road blockades have spread across Aleppo, Raqqa and Deir Ezzor provinces, as residents demonstrate against rising fuel prices and their impact on the cost of goods and public transportation. Protesters have blocked roads and burned tires in several areas, disrupting traffic and transport services. Calls for demonstrations have also circulated in Idlib, al-Bab, and other areas over the fuel price hikes.
Levant2417,639 views • 1 month ago
Syrian President al-Sharaa on Israel and whether there will be peace: 📌 "Since the fall of the former regime, Israel is repeating its attacks and aggressions against Syria." 📌 "Until today, it is doing incursions, arrests inside Syria, and bombing different locations in Syria." 📌 "Syria chose to go through diplomacy and to solve that problem through talk and negotiations as well as seeking the help of countries that are friendly to Israel, including the United States." 📌 "There were several sessions of negotiations with Israel, and we almost reached 90 percent of an agreement. But at that point, Israel withdrawed from the agreement for different reasons that they put in place." 📌 "We are still engaging in this track, and we are not saying that there will be lasting peace right now between Syria and Israel, but we need to protect the security and the rights of the Syrians, because before that, we can't talk about peace."
Levant2412,330 views • 27 days ago
