khaddam memories … Sharon’s surprise visit to Lebanon’s presidential palace
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.
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 Palestinian Presence on the Agenda of Lebanon’s Parties… “Abu Ammar” Begins His Departure… and the Lebanese Phalange Wants to “End the Three Occupations” AFP
Al-Assad Warned the Lebanese President Against Deploying the Army and Withdrawing the “Deterrent Force” and Syria… and Damascus Criticized the Appointment of a Lebanese “Liaison
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
The Syrian president’s illness was the “awaited moment” for his younger brother, who deployed his forces in Umayyad Square When Hafez al-Assad fell ill in
Khaddam talks about “the first sign of inheritance” from Assad In a meeting of the Qatari leadership held at the end of March, the Qatari
Rifaat followed “Big Brother” and expanded his influence in the army and the “Baath Party” The relationship between Hafez and Rifaat was like any two
Refaat schemed to take over power in Syria, but Hafez outwitted his younger brother, resulting in his exile It has been four decades since Syria’s
Syrian Vice President Abdul-Halim Khaddam, until the last moment (at least during my conversations with him in Paris after his defection from Bashar al-Assad’s regime),
Al Majalla reveals what went on in the room between the Syrian president and the US secretary of state to produce a historic peace agreement
Negotiations to make peace with Israel in exchange for the return of the Golan began with Clinton but fizzled out after Hafez al-Assad died. They
The US was reluctant to use military force to end Aoun’s rebellion against the Syrian-backed Lebanese government but eventually agreed for him to be sent
Al Majalla reveals the details of secret presidential discussions between Washington and Damascus during a time of flux in the Middle East as global dynamics
Two Months After the Ceasefire: Saddam’s Focus on Assad About two months after the ceasefire that marked the end of the Iran-Iraq War, specifically in
Al Majalla publishes the secret messages between the leaders with Arafat playing the role of the go-between On 21 April 1990, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein
Al Majalla publishes secret documents and letters that reveal Al-Assad’s opposition to Saddam’s ‘Arab Council’ choosing to liaise with Saudi Arabia instead Ali Abdullah Saleh,
In his book “The Syrian-Iranian Alliance and the Region,” the late former Vice President of Syria, Abdel Halim Khaddam, revealed the story of the formation