The demand for cement in Syria will surge to three times its pre-conflict level, according to a Syrian economist.

This document is an English language transcript of the interview given by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to two Turkish media and published on April 7.

The English transcript of the interview of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad with Ulusal TV and Aydinlik newspaper on April 06, 2013.

The assets of Mourtada Dandashi, a Syrian investor in the financial and real estate sectors, have been frozen by the Syrian government on claims that he finances “armed terrorist groups,” the expression the authority use to describe opposition activists and rebel forces.

A US official has cautioned Russian banks against dealing with their Syrian blacklisted counterparts, Reuters has reported.

The following document is the English version of the speech given by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on January 07 in the Opera House in Damascus.

Updated December 03: The Syrian pound is losing further ground against the US dollar in both the black and formal markets.

Assad: Erdogan thinks he's Caliph, new sultan of the Ottoman, RT interview on November 09, 2012.

This document is an English language transcript of the interview given by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to Ad-Dunia, a Damascus based TV station on August 29. The translation is from the Syrian News Agency.

The English transcript of the written speech of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on Army Day on August 01, 2012.

The English transcript of the interview of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad with German TV in July, 2012.

The following document is a translation of an interview given by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to Cumhuriyet, a Turkish daily.

The Final Statement for the Syria Opposition Conference Held in Cairo July 2-3, 2012

The Syrian opposition conference held under the auspices of the Arab League completed its work on the evening of 3 July 2012, with the participation of 210 figures representing the various Syrian opposition sides, political trends and independent figures inside and outside Syria, and revolutionary movements. The conference discussed responsibly all the core issues related to the Syrian revolution and the conference issued the following documents:

The English transcript of the interview of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad with Iranian TV on June 28, 2012.

The English transcript of the speech of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to the new government on June 26, 2012.

Updated January 05, 2012: The following document is the english version of the speech by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on June 3, on the occasion of the start of the first session of the newly elected Parliament.

The following text is the statement read by Kofi Annan upon his arrival in Damascus on May 28.

The following text is the statement read by Kofi Annan upon his arrival in Damascus on May 28.

The English transcript of the interview of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad with Russian TV on May 17, 2012.

The Romanian Senate has ratified an extradition treaty as well as a bilateral agreement against organized crime with Syria, in a rare breakthrough with an EU country for the Syrian government.

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad enacted this week a law enabling the establishment of mortgage finance and refinance companies, which aims to ease the financing of real estate projects but that caps foreigners' share in these companies at 49 percent.

The following text is the new Syrian Constitution adopted by referendum on February 26, 2012 and enforced this day, February 27, 2012.

Updated February 20: Syria is to hold a referendum on a new constitution on February 26 following the conclusion of the draft text by a President-appointed committee.

League of Arab States Observer Mission to Syria
Report of the Head of the League of Arab States Observer Mission to Syria for the period from 24 December 2011 to 18 January 2012

In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
“We offered the trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, but they refused to carry it, and were afraid of it; and man carried it. Surely he is sinful, very foolish” [Qur’an 33:72]

I . Legal bases

The English transcript of the speech of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad at Damascus University on January 10, 2012.

The English transcript of the interview of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad with Syrian Arab TV in 2011.

The English transcript of the interview of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad with Russian TV in 2011.

The translation is by Syria’s state-news agency, SANA.

DAMASCUS, (SANA) – In an interview with Russia's Rossiya 1 TV channel on Sunday, President Bashar Al-Assad discussed developments in Syria and the region, Syria's efforts to emerge from the crisis, the dangers and repercussions of any aggression against Syria or interference in its internal affairs, relations with Russia, and western sanctions.

The English transcript of the interview of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad with ABC News on December 07, 2011.

Interview with The Sunday Times on November 20, 2011. 

The English transcript of statements made by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad following talks with the Romanian president on November 10, 2010.

Developments of the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic

The Council of the League of Arab States, meeting in Cairo on 2 November 2011 at the ministerial level in an extraordinary resumed session,

The end of the holy month of Ramadan is approaching and the stalemate between the government and the opposition carries on with both sides holding fast to their respective positions.

In an interview on Syrian TV yesterday, the Syrian President confirmed that the Constitution would be revised and that parliamentary elections will be held next February, yet he maintained a defiant tone towards foreign pressures and offered little in the way of political reforms.

Below, is Syrian Arab News Agency's transcript of the August 21, 2011 interview on Syrian TV with President Bashar al-Assad.

On Thursday in a significant diplomatic development, the US and its European allies called upon Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down from power. The move was met with repugnance on the part of the Syrian government.

Italy and Saudi Arabia have announced that they are recalling their ambassadors to Damascus in protest against handling by the Syrian authorities of the popular revolt gripping the country.

The first week of Ramadan proved to be a violent one, as over the course of the last seven days, more than 250 civilians were reportedly killed in military crackdowns across the country.

Syriatel, the larger of the country’s two mobile phone operators, said that its first half revenues stood at SYP 25.43 billion, stable from the same period of 2010.

The European Union has expanded the list of persons it is putting under sanctions to include five more individuals, including the Minister of Defence, Ali Habib.

The momentum of the Syrian uprising continues to grow as protestors on Friday July 29 again exceeded 1 million across the country. The death toll from the day remains unclear, with most estimates suggesting some 23 were killed. The start of the week ushered in a new political parties law as well as a draft law on elections. Nevertheless, tensions are mounting as Monday August 1 brings the start of Ramadan, during which daily mass protests are expected.

An edited transcript by the Syrian state news agency of the speech of Bashar Al-Assad to the Syrian armed forces on the occasion of the 66th anniversry of the formation of the Syrian Army.

In an additional sign of the growing crisis impacting Syria’s economy, Al-Iqtissadiya, a business weekly, and the first private sector publication to be licensed after the arrival to power of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, announced that it would stop publishing during the whole month of Ramadan.

An estimated 1.2 million protestors took to the streets across Syria on Friday July 22 - the largest turnout ever since the unrest began on March 15. Earlier in the week in a significant diplomatic blow, the Embassy of Qatar in Damascus closed and its Ambassador abandoned his post. Meanwhile, the heavy crackdown against the opposition in Homs continued throughout the week.

The inconclusive finish of the staging meetings of the government-led national dialogue, followed by attacks against the US and French embassies in Damascus on July 11, kicked off another tumultuous week in Syria.

The week of June 27 marked a sea change for the Syrian protest movement. At the start of the week, 190 opposition members met for the first time in public in Damascus. In response to the meeting, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad set July 10, 2011 as the start date for national dialogue.

On June 20, President Bashar al-Assad made an address to the nation that highlighted the severity of the country's economic crisis and blamed recent unrest on conspirators.

Syria’s stock market’s main index, the DWX, lost 5.31 percent over the course of the last four sessions with every single stock traded losing ground in every one of the last four sessions.

The English transcript of the speech of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad at Damascus University on June 20, 2011.