Victor Angelo

Bashar al-Assad of Syria and his Russian friends have been planning the Idlib campaign since December. He does not know about negotiation...

The UN Security Council today met on Syria. One more meeting for nothing. The humanitarian situation in the Idlib Province is desperate f...

Today, I must write about the situation in the Idlib Province of Syria. Following the military operations ordered by President Bashar al-...

Regarding the Syrian complex crisis, it´s obvious that Assad and Putin believe in the military solution. And they are now close to achiev...

It can take months for a well-known, credible journalist to get a visa to enter Syria. Most of the times, the answer is no, no visa. Ther...

This week, President Trump has been directly trapped by Bashar al-Assad of Syria and Kim Jong-un of North Korea. Both dictators decided to...

The rumours about the Syria´s talks sponsored by Russia are in the air. Turkey and Iran would also be god fathering the process. One o...

Today´s words should not go beyond Aleppo, Syria. The civilian population in some areas of the city is being targeted and indiscriminately...

The Syrian Geneva process is clearly owned and directed by foreigners: the US, Russia, Saudi Arabia and somehow the UN, through its Specia...

The cessation of hostilities in Syria is creating some space for hope. That in itself is already an encouraging development. 

After today´s announcement of a “cessation of hostilities” in Syria, some commentators have shown a lot of scepticism about the effective ...

I commend Angela Merkel for her very strong words condemning the current Russian military operations in Syria. That´s the type of statemen...

The Russian forces deployed in Syria are now focussed on getting the city of Aleppo and its surrounding areas under Assad´s control. That´...

In the end, it might not result. But the UN´s determination in moving ahead with the Syrian political talks in Geneva most be commended. E...

Madaya, the Syrian town that has been under siege for more than six months, surrounded by government troops, is a symbol. As are the towns...

One can have plenty of doubts about the realism and feasibility of the UN Security Council resolution on Syria, adopted yesterday. However...

A week ago, I criticised the conveners of the Vienna meeting on Syria for not inviting the UN and EU. Now, after today´s new round of disc...

Russia´s latest actions in Syria have confirmed my thesis as well as the opinion piece I publish today in the Portuguese weekly magazine V...

The refugee influx is re-opening the debate about the EU´s role in Syria and in the region. And my advice is that the reflection should lo...

In view of the recent events, it should be clear that the time has arrived for a new policy on Syria. The humanitarian crisis must be ...