Khaddam Files: ‘I urged Hariri to leave before he was killed’
In the final of a three-part series, Syria’s late former Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam reveals that Bashar al-Assad’s brother Maher misled Rafic Hariri before
In the final of a three-part series, Syria’s late former Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam reveals that Bashar al-Assad’s brother Maher misled Rafic Hariri before
In Part 2 of a three-part series, Syria’s former Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam recalls a stormy meeting between the Syrian and Lebanese leaders just
In Part 1 of a three-part series, Al Majalla presents exclusive excerpts from the memoirs of the late Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam, including
Damascus releases the American pilot amidst shuttle tours of White House envoy Rumsfeld…and Washington foils a secret visit by Hikmat Al-Shihabi In the midst of
Khaddam threatens Washington’s ambassador with “immediate expulsion”… and exchange of Syrian-American bombing President Ronald Reagan attempted to contain the crisis with President Hafez al-Assad following
Washington accuses Tehran of being behind the Beirut attacks and criticizes Damascus for “facilitating the Iranian role” Robert McFarlane, Deputy National Security Advisor in the
American concern about “SAM-5” missiles… and Reagan’s envoy on a secret visit to Damascus On December 12, 1982, the United States expressed its concern over
Damascus refuses to link the Syrian and Israeli withdrawal After Yasser Arafat’s departure from Lebanon in the summer of 1982, the United States maintained its
The Lebanese Rescue Committee is divided… and Sheikh Bashir clings to the exit of Abu Ammar. The second invasion of Lebanon began on June 6,
The Syrian President throws his forces into the fighting, and asks the Soviets for weapons… and the American envoy, Habib, demands that he withdraw and
The Syrian army is fighting the “party” in Beirut… and Khaddam warned the Tehran ambassador in 1987 of “breakthroughs” in the “party” The second invasion
How the curtain finally came down on PLO presence in Lebanon Al Majalla By the end of the summer of 1982, Beirut was shattered and
The PLO chairman now knows that he must leave Lebanon as his fighters are surrounded by the Israelis. The Syrian president is no friend, but
With an eye on the Lebanese presidency, the Phalange commander and sworn enemy of Syria sends secret messages of ‘reassurance’ to al-Assad. Meanwhile, Damascus refuses
US envoy Phillip Habib proposes a plan to facilitate the PLO’s exit from Beirut. Meanwhile, the Phalange party vows to end Lebanon’s ‘three occupations’. AFP
It is June 1982, and Beirut is surrounded by the Israelis. In the city, there are Syrian soldiers and Palestinian fighters from Yasser Arafat’s PLO.
The US wanted Syria to abstain from meddling in Iraqi affairs, deny refuge to former Saddam loyalists, expel Palestinian organisations from Syria, and withdraw Syrian
The Syrian president shares his concerns with Iran’s Supreme Leader that the US could go after Iran and Syria if it succeeds in Iraq. Al
Joe Biden, Chuck Hagel, and Colin Powell debated with Bashar al-Assad on their intent to get rid of Saddam. In part 5 of a seven-part
In part 4 of a 7-part series, Al Majalla sheds light on a meeting between Rafic Hariri and George W. Bush. The Lebanese PM left
Before it invaded Iraq in 2003, the US was trying to reassure Iran that it would not be targeted next. In part 3 of a
Al Majalla lifts the veil on Iraqi Kurdish leaders’ “clandestine visit” to Langley, where they were briefed on the reasons for regime change Al Majalla
A year before the US invasion of Iraq, senior US officials worked through possible post-Saddam scenarios with Iraqi Kurds Al Majalla In 2002, the CIA
Tension continues between Iran and Saudi Arabia… and Al-Assad continues last-minute mediation to “extinguish the fires” The “Tanker War” began amid the Iraq-Iran War, as
Syria moves to stop the expansion of the war and proposes a six-month truce and to stop bombing tankers Episode four covers Saudi Arabia’s anger
The third episode deals with Iran’s penetration of the Iraqi borders, the content of the deliberations of the late Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal
Khaddam describes the Iraqi president as “crazy and stubborn”… and Riyadh ignores the provocations… and Tehran stipulates that in order to stop its attack, the
Personal papers of Syria’s former vice-president detail Syria Prime Minister Mahmoud al-Zoubi’s fall from grace and his subsequent ‘suicide’ SANA/AFP Syrian President Hafez al-Assad (C)
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein with his soldiers on the border during the Iran-Iraq war between 1980 and 1988. In early January 1982, two years after
The Assad family, which has ruled Syria since 1971, when former President Hafez al-Assad took office, is surrounded by mystery. It is natural that many
The late Syrian Vice President Abdel Halim Khaddam talks about his recent meeting with “Mr. President” and his talk about “a new corrective movement… not
The conflict between Hafez and Rifaat al-Assad and its effects on governance in Syria Summary Secrets of the Syrian Regime as Written by Abdul Halim
Khaddam recounts the details of his appointment as Vice President and the thwarting of the coup attempt After a period, President Hafez returned home, and