Archive for 2008

The Best on Gaza

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Bush Pardons Man who helped Bombing of Damascus

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 29th, 2008

Gaza and the Geronimo Effect

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 29th, 2008

Gaza Killings Divide Arab Countries Further

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 29th, 2008

Top 5 reasons why Israel is attacking Gaza

Posted by Alex on Sunday, December 28th, 2008

Peace Talks and the Economy

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, December 25th, 2008

Syria is the Only Game in Town

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 22nd, 2008

News Round Up (December 19, 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 20th, 2008

Waging Peace in Atlanta, by Britta Froelicher

Posted by Alex on Friday, December 19th, 2008

SYRIAN GOVERNMENT TO BAN SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Obama likely to appoint Ross, Kurtzer and Indyk says Haaretz

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 15th, 2008

Ali Khan – The Golan and Quneitra

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 14th, 2008

Economy: Syria Avoids Recession

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 13th, 2008

Carter in Damascus as US and Israel try to Pressure Syria on UN inspections

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 13th, 2008

Netanyahu Agrees to Give Syria Talk, but Not Golan

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 12th, 2008

Life on the edge

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 12th, 2008

“Forces of Stability: Syria and Iran or the USA?” by Jihad Makdissi

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 8th, 2008

Ali Khan, “Dispatch from Damascus 12: Preparing for Eid”

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 8th, 2008

Hariri Tribunal Revives Speculation and Spin

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 6th, 2008

News Round UP (6 December 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 6th, 2008

“US Signals it plans to return an ambassador to Damascus,” says Assad

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, December 4th, 2008

“The Two Emigrants المهاجران,” Reviewed by Ketan Gajria

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

“Giving Back the Golan Will Not Be Easy,” by Shai

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 1st, 2008

IMF Report on Syria: Non- oil exports increased 23.5 percent

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 29th, 2008

“Start With Syria” by Aaron David Miller

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Obama T-shirt From the “Axis of Evil”

Posted by Alex on Thursday, November 27th, 2008

“A New U.S. Policy For Syria,” by Seth Kaplan

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Nukes, Obama Policy Advice, the New Team

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

“Can Syria change its image?” by S. Farah

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 24th, 2008

Ali Khan: Dispatch from Damascus 10

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Are There Non-Sectarian Parties in Syria: The case of the SSNP?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

“We will not allow another [IAEA] visit”

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

The Nuclear Mess – Where Does it Leave Syria?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Britain and Syria Resume Intelligence Sharing

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

“No longer the pariah President,” by Peter Beaumont

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Ali Khan – Dispatch from Damascus 9

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 15th, 2008

“Murder in Abou Kamal,” by Imad Moustapha

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 14th, 2008

Emanuel Apologizes for Father’s ‘Arab’ Comments, but Press Doen’t Publish Except on Blogs

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 14th, 2008

“Listening to Syria” by David Lesch

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Syria blames Israeli bombs for uranium traces

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

ADC on Anti-Arab remarks of Emmanuel’s father

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

“Syria stops aid vessel unloading Iraq refugees’ rice” by Oweis

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

IAEA Irked at “Premature” Syria Nuclear Disclosures

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Traces Of Uranium found in Syria: Moallem Says No More Searches

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Major Oil Strike in Latakia?

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 10th, 2008

Rumsfeld’s secret raids on Syria

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 10th, 2008

Ali Khan – “Dispatch from Damascus 8”

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 9th, 2008

Yoav Stern discusses his coverage of Syrian affairs

Posted by Alex on Sunday, November 9th, 2008

Emanuel’s Father Calls Arabs Floor Cleaners

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Sami Moubayed Sets the Record Straight

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Obama Dispatches Malley to Syria?

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 7th, 2008

Syrian TV shows men ‘confessing’ to deadly bomb blast

Posted by Alex on Thursday, November 6th, 2008

“Obama Aims to Engage Foreign Allies, Adversaries,” by Jay Solomon

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Obama and the Middle East

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

“American dream expelled from Syria” by Sami Moubayed

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Bush’s Final Violent Outburst Causes Exasperation

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Syrian Officials Deny Syrian Complicity in Raid

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

Imad Moustapha on Raid: Newsweek & FP

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 1st, 2008

Comments from Jihad Makdissi

Posted by Alex on Friday, October 31st, 2008

12 Opposition Leaders Sentenced

Posted by Joshua on Friday, October 31st, 2008

Petreaus Proposed Visiting Syria: VP Refused him Permission.

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Protests in Damascus

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, October 30th, 2008

“Twilight Struggle” by Eli Lake

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Flipping Peace Tracks Again?

Posted by Alex on Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Raid Coverage by Wash Post, Moubayed, LATimes, NYTimes,

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

More on the Raid

Posted by Joshua on Monday, October 27th, 2008

Is the US Raid is a “Parting Shot” by the White House?

Posted by Alex on Monday, October 27th, 2008

Syria accuses U.S. in deadly helicopter attack

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 26th, 2008

“Dispatch from Damascus 6,” by Ali Khan

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 25th, 2008

News Round Up (25 Oct. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Interview with Ambassador Imad Moustapha: Peace Talks, Hizbullah, Palestine

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Asma Al-Asad: “Excuse me! I do not have “good relations” with Christians”

Posted by Joshua on Monday, October 20th, 2008

News Round Up (19 Oct. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 19th, 2008

“The Collapse of Kouefati Industries – Aleppo in Shock,” by Ehsani

Posted by Joshua on Friday, October 17th, 2008

News Round Up (17 Oct. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, October 17th, 2008

Has Assad’s Social Base Narrowed or Expanded?

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Syria’s Joint Bank Venture: Syrian Embassy to Open in Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

“Syria-Israel Peace: The Impact on Non-State militias” by Landis

Posted by Joshua on Monday, October 13th, 2008

“What to talk to Iran About,” by Baer

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 12th, 2008

News Round Up (11 October 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Syria plays hardball with the Saudis, by Sami Moubayed

Posted by Alex on Thursday, October 9th, 2008

News Round Up (8 Oct. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Reader’s Comment on “Why Syria Doesn’t Want War”

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

US to Lift Sanctions on Syria? More on Syrian Military North of Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Why Syria Doesn’t Want War with Israel

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 4th, 2008

“Syria Talks Spur Speculation” by Jim Lobe & More…

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

US-Syrian Thaw: Welsh and Muallem Talk

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Syrian Troops on the Lebanese Border are to Confront Smuggling

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 29th, 2008

The Bombing and More.

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Car Bomb in Damascus and Rise of Salafi Groups in Region

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 27th, 2008

Syria explosion: Car bomb kills 17 in Damascus

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 27th, 2008

How Syria’s Assad Is Steering His Country out of Isolation

Posted by Alex on Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

News Roundup (22 Sept 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Syria Comment Returns + News Roundup

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Livni Wins Vote to Lead Kadima

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Baker calls Bush ‘ridiculous’ on Syria

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Syria Comment Goes off-line for Maintenance

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, September 14th, 2008

News Round UP (13 Sept. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 13th, 2008

News Round Up (12 Sept. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, September 12th, 2008

Patrick Seale on the Damascus Summit

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

News Round UP (9 Sept. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 8th, 2008

Difficult Decisions for Assad, but Syrian Art Sizzles

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 8th, 2008

Hokayem and Young on the Assad-Sarkozy Summit

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 8th, 2008

Economic News About Syria (6 Sept 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, September 7th, 2008

News Roundup (6 Sept. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 6th, 2008

Sarkozy in Syria

Posted by Joshua on Friday, September 5th, 2008

The Middle East Waits for America

Posted by Joshua on Friday, September 5th, 2008

Along the Road to Damascus, lessons in conflict resolution.

Posted by Alex on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Israel Peace Negotiator Quits; Hamas Leader Leaves Damascus

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

Competing with the Syrian government itself and wining hands down

Posted by Alex on Monday, September 1st, 2008

News Round UP (1 Sept. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Syria & Lebanon Should Hold Simultaneous Talks With Israel

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Flooding in Damascus: Mosquitoes Cheer

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Bush’s Policy of No Dialogue with Syria is Costing US Lives

Posted by Joshua on Friday, August 29th, 2008

Has the US Missed a Chance for Arab – Israeli Peace?

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Kouchner Visits Syria

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Lebanese Sovereignty continued

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Lebanese Sovereignty: Where Does Syria Stand?

Posted by Joshua on Monday, August 25th, 2008

“Template for peace is inclusion” by Paul Keating

Posted by Joshua on Monday, August 25th, 2008

Syria at the Olympics

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, August 24th, 2008

Biden on Syria

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, August 24th, 2008

New Cold War or Merely Jockeying for Position? What Does Syria Want?

Posted by Joshua on Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Syria’s Response to the Russian-Georgian Conflict

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Obama Adviser Kurtzer Advises Syria to Do More for Peace

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

IDAF’s Observations on his Month-long Trip Around Syria

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Ehsani’s Observations Following a Two Week Visit to Aleppo

Posted by Joshua on Monday, August 18th, 2008

News Round Up (18 Aug. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, August 18th, 2008

News Round Up (12 Aug. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Assassination Speculation

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Aref Dalileh released

Posted by Alex on Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Muhammad Suleiman Murdered

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Building Towards Peace

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

News Round-Up (August 1, 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, August 1st, 2008

Syria is Ready for Peace.

Posted by Alex on Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Andrew Tabler: “The U.S. Can Help Tackle Syrian Corruption”

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Walid Jumblatt Sets a New Course

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Odds and Ends

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 28th, 2008

News Round Up (27 July 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 28th, 2008

Samir al-Taki’s talk at the Brookings Institute in Washington DC

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 24th, 2008

“U.S. to meet three Syrians, but no warming in ties”

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Daoudi Cancels Trip to Washington: Syria-US Relations Remain… Well.. Not Good

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

“Regional Players Bypass Washington In Brokering Deals,” by Jay Solomon

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 21st, 2008

News Round Up (20 July 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, July 20th, 2008

“Lancing the Boil: Hizbullah’s Future in Lebanon”/ by Qifa Nabki

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, July 20th, 2008

“Some Remarks on Syria,” by Observer

Posted by Joshua on Friday, July 18th, 2008

Mead takes on Walt & Mearsheimer on Why the US is pro-Israel

Posted by Joshua on Friday, July 18th, 2008

The Prisoner Swap Controversy

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 17th, 2008

“Interview with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia” by Alix Van Buren

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

“The Christians are Leaving” by Salim Abraham

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Lebanon’s Christians Are Back — ICG: by Peter Harling

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

News Round Up (15 June 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

America’s Role in Israel-Syria Talks

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 14th, 2008

Iran Warns Syria Against Peace with Israel

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 14th, 2008

Assad in Paris

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 14th, 2008

Paris 2008, Paris 1998

Posted by Alex on Saturday, July 12th, 2008

A Good News Cycle for Syria

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Assad Insists on Syria’s Central Role in the Region: France Agrees: US Divided

Posted by Joshua on Friday, July 11th, 2008

Lebanon Gets a Government

Posted by Joshua on Friday, July 11th, 2008

As Paris Boosts Assad, US Adds Sanctions (10 July 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Assad: “Bush Cannot Make Peace;” Economist on Syria’s Economic Outlook

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Syria marks ‘year of St Paul’

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Prison Riot, Golan, Syria Heads East

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 7th, 2008

Bashar al-Assad Walking the Tight-Rope

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, July 6th, 2008

Prisoner Swap; Golan; Negotiations

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Syrian-Israeli Talks, More Iran

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Palestinians, Refugees, Turks, Aleppines, Arar, Bloggers

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Donating Books to Syria: Advice from Mr. Abed

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Books for Syrian Universities – Mr. Haytham Abed

Posted by Joshua on Monday, June 30th, 2008

Iran

Posted by Joshua on Monday, June 30th, 2008

New Books by Evelyn Shakir, Keith Watenpaugh, and Sabrina Marvin

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, June 29th, 2008

News Round Up (28 June 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, June 29th, 2008

“We Salute Syria” for its “Generosity” and “Cooperation,” said James Foley

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, June 26th, 2008

The US and Siniora seek to push back against Hizbullah and the Opposition

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

The Syria Comment Hall of Fame

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, June 21st, 2008

News Round Up (20 June 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, June 20th, 2008

“Language Atlas of Syria” reviewed by Nikolaos van Dam

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, June 19th, 2008

“The Struggle for Power in Syria” by Van Dam reviewed by Josh Landis

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, June 19th, 2008

“Syria’s Assad Says More Groundwork Needed Before Olmert Meeting”

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Interpol says Syria “very cooperative” on Terrorism: US Oil Majors Back in Iraq

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Olmert: If there is Peace with Syria, the reality in the region will change

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Syria Pegs Hopes on India and Econ. Liberalization

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

“Should America push political reform in the Middle East?” by Eva Bellin

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Will Assad and Israeli President Shimon Peres Meet in Paris?

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

“Obama’s Mideast Experts Emphasize Talks,” by Jay Solomon

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

“What Syria stands for: The moral argument for US friendship with Syria,” by S. Farah

Posted by Joshua on Monday, June 16th, 2008

Can the US and France agree on a Post-Doha Lebanon Policy?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, June 15th, 2008

Turkey and Syria Discuss Nuclear Cooperation

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Bashar Will Always Have Paris: Obama has AIPAC

Posted by Joshua on Friday, June 13th, 2008

News Round Up (10 June 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Economic and Political Isolation of Syria Crumbling Fast

Posted by Joshua on Monday, June 9th, 2008

Moubayed on the Lebanese Cabinet: News Roundup (7 June 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, June 7th, 2008

Assef Shawkat Hubbub Debunked

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, June 7th, 2008

Syria Squashes Coup Attempt, Die Welt claims

Posted by Joshua on Friday, June 6th, 2008

“An Israel-Syria deal is strategically vital for both,” by Shlomo Ben-Ami

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, June 5th, 2008

“It’s Time to Talk to Syria” by Kerry and Hagel

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, June 5th, 2008

“Israel, Don’t Undermine Beirut,” by Joshua Landis with Help from David Schenker

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

“America’s Gulf Arab allies and Syria,” by Alex

Posted by Alex on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Q & A with President Assad in Dubai

Posted by Alex on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

News (4 June 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

“Lebanese and Syrian Leaders as Seen by a Harvard Graduate Student,” by Kiernan

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

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