Annan’s peace plan for Syria is at a critical stage, especially after the horrific Houla massacre last Friday. Western powers hostile to Damascus are...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
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One year after the quashed protests in Iraqi Kurdistan, Al-Akhbar finds a collective depression amongst those involved in the movement, powerless and...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
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TV channels for the Syrian opposition are rife, broadcasting emotive programs and attacking the regime, while the state channel acts as if nothing in...
Thursday, May 24, 2012
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Anas Zarzar, Tareq Abd al-Wahed
New parties in Syria cry foul after making no inroads in the first legislative polls under the new constitution and election law.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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Salafi and Coptic voters will have a major say in who becomes the country’s next president, but neither group is united over which candidate to back.
Monday, May 14, 2012
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When the Lebanese decided to raise the slogan of “dissociation” from developments in Syria, they all assumed that things were headed for a speedy...
Monday, May 14, 2012
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Saad Hariri has explained, from behind his computer screen, what he meant in his earlier televised speech, which left everyone confused, when he...
Sunday, May 13, 2012
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Syrian activists and others have become so engrossed in minute details they can no longer see the big picture: the reason for the Syrian uprising in...
Thursday, April 12, 2012
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Unlike the heads of Egypt’s official Islamic institutions, Coptic Pope Shenouda stood up against Egypt’s former President Anwar Sadat for his...
Monday, March 19, 2012
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