Syria denounces Morsi's statements, Putin calls on West to reevaluate stance

Thursday morning, Syrian opposition forces faced clashes with regime troops near the Shrine of Sayidda Zeinab, Damascus.                    

According to activists, shelling continued on other provinces.               

Meanwhile, villages and neighborhoods in Hama, Aleppo, and Idlib are still being shelled by the Syrian Army according to sources.         

Within this framework, Syrian Ministry of Information authorities responded on Arabsat's latest decision which bans Syrian channels from satellite broadcasting and considered it as an infringement to the most basic rules of the

According to the news agency SANA, the army has targeted terrorists in various neighborhoods in Aleppo. Arab States Broadcasting Union and a direct evidence of media bias.

     
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Turkey’s Finance Minister announced that his country has spent nearly 500 Million Lira ($275 Million) on food and shelter for Syrian refugees according to Reuters.                

This as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that the west must reevaluate its stance on the Syrian issue, ensuring the safety of its leadership amid a possible shift in power according to Russia Today.

Meanwhile the Syrian Foreign Ministry denounced Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi's statement voiced during the Arab foreign ministers summit saying that they are a direct interference in Syrian affairs and are a violation against the Syrian people’s choice.

Morsi had declared during the Arab Foreign Minister's meeting in Cairo on Wednesday that the Syrian leadership "will not last long and that the time for change has come".


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