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Everyone is taking pot shots at the UN for their ambiguous stand on Syria. It is unfair. The international community has placed the UN in a classic catch 22. They are damned if they stay in Syria and damned if they leave. If they stay, they are accused of accomplishing nothing. They haven’t stopped the [...]
Analyzing the largest Syria crisis Facebook polls, by Camille Otrakji Originally appeared on Creativesyria’s “The Syria Page” blog Several Facebook polls on the Syrian crisis have been conducted over the past year, eliciting widespread responses among Syrian and Arab Facebook users. While sample sizes vary, many are much larger than regular online polls thereby [...]
The Man Who Wrote the Mehlis Report on Rafiq al-Hariri’s Murder Speaks Out about the Quality of their Witnesses – Siddiq, Hossam, and Antonios Bani Auda – a “full-blown mythomaniac” by Aron Lund For Syria Comment May 5, 2011 ==================== Swedish public television (SVT1) just aired an episode of Uppdrag granskning, a popular show specialized [...]
Written by Camille Alexandre Otrakji Syrian President Bashar Assad warned on Sunday “the prospects of war and confrontation are increasing”. The President was marking the 65th anniversary of the creation of the Syrian army. “Syria reiterates its willingness in the just peace and consolidating bases of security and stability in this vital region of the [...]
The Case for Syria By Alex February 8, 2010 for Syria comment “I understood Assad Sr., with whom I conducted negotiations, very well, But unfortunately, I simply don’t understand Assad Jr. I don’t know what he wants.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Feb 2010 During the Cold War, the US and USSR used Syria as [...]
BREAKTHROUGH IN TRIBUNAL INVESTIGATION New Evidence Points to Hezbollah in Hariri Murder SPIEGEL, By Erich Follath, 05/23/2009 The United Nations special tribunal investigating the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri has reached surprising new conclusions — and it is keeping them secret. According to information obtained by SPIEGEL, investigators now believe Hezbollah was [...]
The release of four Lebanese generals imprisoned as suspects in the killing of Rafiq Hariri in 2005 is good news for Syria. It suggests that the investigation has turned up little or no evidence of Syrian responsibility for the assassination of Lebanon’s leader. The hope of anti-Syrian politicians that the Tribunal would act as a [...]
Arms Probe ‘Torpedoing’ U.S. Overture, Syria Says (Update1) By Bill Varner March 20 (Bloomberg) — The Obama administration is hurting its bid to improve relations with Syria by pressing a United Nations probe into an arms shipment seized by Cyprus en route to the Syrian port of Latakia, a Syrian diplomat said. “It is torpedoing [...]
Ex-President Carter is in Damascus today- Saturday – for talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In Lebanon Carter stressed that steps taken by both Israel and Syria would be “a major step forward to achieve peace in the region.” He told the reporters that diplomatic ties between Lebanon and Syria should speed up, adding “I am proud [...]
IMF economic report on Syria in full, here. Per capita income is $2150 per year. This means the average Syrian is earning about $179 a month or SYP 8200. On the whole, it is a positive report. Read Derhally’s good summary below. Syria’s Economy May Slow as Result of Links to Gulf, IMF Says By Massoud A. [...]
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