The revolution belongs to the Syrian people alone. By Ramzy Baroud In the final days of the Libyan conflict, as NATO conducted a nonstop bombing campaign, an Aljazeera Arabic television correspondent’s actions raised more than eyebrows. They also raised serious questions regarding the journalistic responsibility of Arab media – or in fact any [...]
Syria Sanctions may Prelude Military Intervention The Arab League has passed a host of resolutions imposing economic sanctions against Syria, including a ban on travel by senior Syrian officials to Arab countries, freezing the country’s financial assets held abroad, ceasing to deal with the Syrian Central Bank and all government trade exchanges, excluding strategic commodities [...]
The situation in Syria developed at a different pace than Egypt. (SANA) By Ramzy Baroud Syrians continue to be victimized, not only in violent clashes with the Syrian military, but also by regional and international players with various agendas. Protests in Syria began on January 26, and a more inclusive uprising was set in motion [...]
The situation in Syria developed at a different pace than Egypt. (SANA) By Ramzy Baroud Syrians continue to be victimized, not only in violent clashes with the Syrian military, but also by regional and international players with various agendas. Protests in Syria began on January 26, and a more inclusive uprising was [...]
Syria should accept Arab League initiative to avoid foreign intervention 29 August 2011 Nabil al-Arabi, the Arab League secretary general, is still waiting for the Syrian government’s answer to his request to visit Damascus. He has been entrusted by the Arab foreign Ministers to visit Damascus at the head of a delegation to convey to [...]
Syria should accept Arab League initiative to avoid foreign intervention 29 August 2011 Nabil al-Arabi, the Arab League secretary general, is still waiting for the Syrian government’s answer to his request to visit Damascus. He has been entrusted by the Arab foreign Ministers to visit Damascus at the head of a delegation to convey to [...]
There is actually a conflict inside the mind of Bashar. (SANA) By Scott C. Davis The US and Europe have levied sanctions against Syria this past August. Although the US sanctions will not be a difference maker with Syria due to the limited amount of commerce between the two countries, the European sanctions could hurt [...]
Barack Obama has berated al-Assad for ‘imprisoning, torturing and slaughtering his own people’ [GALLO/GETTY] You’d need a team of linguists to tease out the internal contradictions, brazen hypocrisies and verbal contortions in President Barack Obama’s call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to relinquish power. “The future of Syria must be determined by its people, but [...]
Image Credit: Illustration: Dana A. Shams/©Gulf News By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News Arab revolutions are currently facing real dangers, which vacillate between lack of prioritisation, stagnation and foreign intervention. In Egypt, there have been deliberate attempts to divide the objectives of the revolution into blurred ideological classifications. A chasm is already growing between [...]
Palestinians gather to call for Assad departure Published today (updated) 15/08/2011 09:42 [MaanImages] Click for more images RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Hundreds of Palestinians streamed into the streets of Ramallah on Sunday evening to demand Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad stand down. The mass demonstration in support of the Syrian people came hours after news broke of [...]
Is Syria Sliding to Civil War? By Abdel Bari Atwan 8 August 2011 [apologies for unedited translation] Just one day after the GCC states released a statement criticizing the excessive use of force by the Syrian authorities against their citizens who are demanding reforms and democratic change; and after five months of confrontations and killing, [...]
U.S. Moves Closer to Call for Regime Change in Syria by Jim Lobe, August 05, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Amidst growing calls in Congress for stronger measures to effect “regime change” in Syria, the administration of President Barack Obama is escalating its rhetoric against President Bashar Al-Assad. [...]
Syria has denounced a statement by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in which she said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had lost legitimacy and was “not indispensable”. “Syria strongly condemns the statements of the American foreign minister … these remarks are provocative and aim at continuing the internal tension,” Syria’s state news agency, SANA, said [...]
Syria: A Way Forward by George Ajjan, July 02, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Three years ago, in advance of the US Presidential elections, I was invited to lecture at the Syrian International Academy, the first and only “think-tank” in Damascus. (It was government-sponsored, of course, and is now defunct). I delivered my remarks, [...]
Syria‘s president Bashar al-Assad has mentioned proposed changes in public, but some fear he is trying to buy time and brush up his image. Photograph: AP The US is promoting a “roadmap” for political reforms in Syria which would transform the regime of Bashar al-Assad but leave him in place for now – despite demands for [...]
Protests follow Syrian president’s speech Rallies held across the country as activists say reforms pledged by Bashar al-Assad are not enough. Syrians who have fled into Turkey protested in refugee vamps after Assad’s speech [AFP] Protesters have taken to the streets across Syria to denounce a speech by President Bashar al-Assad, saying his address did not meet popular [...]
Syria’s lessons in democracy 15 June 2011 It was very kind of Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, to be the first to congratulate his Lebanese counterpart Michel Suleiman on the occasion of the formation of the new Lebanese government after five months of political horse trading. We hope that the next few months will bring [...]
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Syrian troops shoot dead protesters in day of turmoil Dozens reportedly killed as live bullets and teargas used against rallies after Friday prayers Share402 Katherine Marsh in Damascus and Simon Tisdall guardian.co.uk, Friday 22 April 2011 16.06 BST Article history Syrian anti-government protesters march in Homs. Photograph: AP Syria endured its bloodiest [...]
