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German Paper Speculates About Syrian Nuclear FacilitiesBBC Monitor Euro2008-05-31 12:45 (New York) Text of report Clemens Wergin, "Even more secret nuclear facilities in Syria?", in right-of-centre daily German newspaper Die Welt on 30 May Berlin: On 6 September 2007 Israeli fighter jets destroyed a lone building in northern Syria. According to the Israelis and the [...]
I have just returned from a week in China following several days in Washington DC. I will write a bit about this soon. First a bit of a round up to catch up. I want to thank Alex and Qifa Nabki for holding the fort so well while I was traveling. Their postings and the [...]
Posted by Qifa Nabki There is a new topic over at Creative Forum, and many of Syria Comment's regulars have weighed in. The theme of discussion is: The Syrian-Israeli Peace Process Question: "Syria and Israel have embarked upon peace negotiations. How optimistic or pessimistic are you about their chances of success? If you had to [...]
By Sami Moubayed (posted by Qifa Nabki) Gulf News (May 27,2008) Three weeks ago, I went to Beirut where everybody was talking of a hot summer and expecting war between Israel and Hezbollah. Apart from talk of this looming military confrontation between these two parties, residents of Beirut assured me that despite the incredible tensions [...]
(posted by Alex) By Hind Aboud Kabawat Senior Researcher in Public Diplomacy/ the Center of Religion and DiplomacyGeorge Mason University.April 2008 When I was a child growing up in Syria, it was considered bad manners to ask friends and neighbours about their religion. Or, at least, that was the code of conduct encouraged by my [...]
Mabrouk! Lebanese politicians reach agreement to end eighteen months-long political crisis Posted by Qifa Nabki After over a year and a half (556 days, to be precise) since five opposition ministers resigned from the Lebanese cabinet, precipitating the worst political crisis since the Civil War, a solution was finally reached between Lebanese politicians in Doha, [...]
In the spirit of cooperation and problem-solving, two bitter enemies from diametrically opposed camps have come together on Syria Comment to work out a joint agreement for the Lebanese political quagmire, in the hopes of demonstrating to Lebanon’s warring leaders that consensus and compromise are possible, even in the most adversarial of relationships. Therefore, and [...]
Here is a fascinating personal account of recent events in Lebanon from Heiko Wimmen, a German journalist and political analyst who resided in Beirut for the better part of the past fourteen years. He would like to share it with readers of Syria Comment. Alex. Dear everybody, So the civil war has started, or [...]
Part II – The Syrian Response – Shy and Feeble by Averroes (Read part I here) A media onslaught such as the one waged on Syria and its allies, and especially the non-stop pumping of sectarian hatred is and must be approached as a serious strategic threat to the country’s (and the region’s) security. But [...]
Joshua will be away this week. I will be posting a series of contributions from our readers. Alex Syrian Media – The Challenge and the Need to Act by Averroes With the latest events in Lebanon, Saudi channel Alarabiya is again doing what it does best, inflaming Arab public opinion against Shiites, Syria, and [...]
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