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Reporting Hezbollah in Syria
Sky News (Arabic) and the S’ad al-Harriri owned Al-Mustaqbal report the death of a Hezbollah commander named ‘Basel Hemada’ in Homs (obviously reiterating the ongoing sectarian agitation, that ‘Shi’ite’ cells or Israel’s ‘auld enemy’ are operative in the violent repression). … Continue reading
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Tagged Al-Mustaqbal, Harriri, Hezbollah, Mainstream media
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Al-Arabiyya’s “absolute nonsense”
Al-Arabiyya (the House of Saud’s main propaganda news channel), since the uprising, has given the majority of its coverage to Syria, other than its ongoing obsession with Iranian affairs. Recently they have reported the uncovering of ‘secret’ regime documents. One … Continue reading
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Tagged Al-Arabiya, Al-Arabiyya, covering Syria, House of Saud, Saudi monarchy
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Iran & Russia signal frustrations with Bashar al-Assad
Iran’s foreign minister stated a closure to Bashar al-Assad’s grip on power is necessary but this needs to be negotiated as part of a broader political solution. The envisaged transition leads to elections in 2014, when Bashar al-Assad’s term ends. … Continue reading
The Obama regime to work with Russia
It appears Russia’s direct hint that it may accept a transition from Bashar al-Assad, has indeed been synchronised with the Obama regime’s statement on supporting a ‘Yemen solution’ for Syria. The New York Times covers the meeting between Obama and … Continue reading
Russia and a post Bashar al-Assad Syria
For months Russia has declared the need for dialogue between the opposition and the regime, while keeping some ambiguity if it envisages or tolerates a post-Bashar al-Assad Syria. There was talk of a national unity government headed by Qadri Jamil … Continue reading
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Tagged Obama administration, Obama regime, Qadri Jamil, Russia, US Administration
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Is there a US policy shift to arm the uprising?
One of the few documented large shipment of arms to Syrian rebels, from Libya, was intercepted by the Lebanese navy. So far, there is little evidence that Qatar or Saudi-Arabia have sent in large shipments, as there still remains significant … Continue reading
Burhan Ghalioun’s leaked emails confirms the already known
A group of pro-Syrian regime hackers have hacked into the email account of Burhan Ghalioun (head of the SNC). This is not the first major hack of the ‘Electronic Syrian Army’ – previously they were successful in hacking the emails … Continue reading
From an uprising to a civil war dynamic?
Der Spiegel have published an interview with an injured fighter from Homs, seeking treatment in Lebanon. The account he provides confirms a ‘Human Rights Watch’ report on human rights violations by anti-regime armed groups. The executioner, interviewed, declares the communal identity … Continue reading
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Civil war, Salafi Jihadi, Saudi Arabia, Sectarianism
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Al-Arabiya’s non-existent standards
I have previously posted on the self-affirming propaganda of the Saudi monarchy. Two more examples substantiate the non-existent standards of Al-Arabiya’s editorial board, headed by Abdul-Rahman al-Rashad. In this news item they narrate Russian ships have besieged the coasts of … Continue reading
Participating the Assad regime in a political transition
The Obama regime seem to be pushing for a negotiated solution between itself and Russia and other regional powers. While the House of Saud view the Syrian crisis as a proxy war for it to curtail Iran’s influence and vainly … Continue reading →
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