Syria News Wire

This is it. I have had enough of Robert Fisk cosying up to the Hariri empire. He writes a short article for the Independent tonight. It is entitled “Is this the price of America’s new friendship with Syria?” – claiming that the four Lebanese generals were released, letting Syria off the hook, because Obama is [...]

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The UN Special Tribunal has RELEASED all four Lebanese suspects in the Hariri killing “at once”. It has also ruled that they should be protected, to ensure they come to no harm. Although they could still be indicted at a later date, this essentially clears Syria and renders the UN Special Tribunal meaningless. The four men have [...]

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More accusations today that Britain doesn’t really care about Maryam Kallis, the British woman arrested in Syria on terror charges. Legal campaigner Asim Qureshi draws stark comparisons between Maryam’s case and other UK citizens detained abroad. Anyone remember the ‘sex on the beach’ case in Dubai? There was immense pressure from the British media and government on Dubai [...]

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Syrian food in pictures and words. Yum.

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If you are trying to email me today or tomorrow, your email may bounce back. Try sending it again. It should eventually get through. (It’s because I’m moving servers). Also, big apologies if you’re reading this on RSS and you’ve been getting a lot of test posts over the past 24 hours – it’s for [...]

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“Welcome to the axis of evil” is my first article for Frontline. “It’s a devastating critique. Syria is being kept in the dark ages because of a lack of American culture, and poor access to the internet argues a Gulf-based journalist.” You can read the rest of it here.

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Syria has six new ministers tonight – including, for the first time, a Minister of the Environment. And it’s a woman - Kawkab As Sabah Dayeh. Ten ministers – including PM Naji Otri – have just returned from a landmark trip to Iraq. Saeed Samur is the new interior minister, replacing General Bassem Abdel Majed, who [...]

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Syria’s young people NEED American culture to breathe. That’s the bottom line of this opinion piece by some foreign visitor. Here are some of the most patronising paragraphs: “Less fortunate young Syrians who [didn't go to the American School] used to look forward to movie night at the Cultural Centre every Wednesday. There they would [...]

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After last week’s colourful celebrations of the Catholic Easter, this week, Orthodox and Eastern Christians have been celebrating. Sarah has been out taking pictures this morning.

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