The Lebanese people complain about the advice from ambassadors and dictates from international financial organisations. They believe that the outside was paving their road and goals and setting the means for them. They are annoyed that their country is being treated like a minor, who the world has no faith in his ability to getContinue reading “Beirut, Damascus and the Challenge of a Normal Country”
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Ceasefire may stop the killing but won’t end the conflict
BBC, January 15, 2025 Event The first big challenge is making sure that the ceasefire holds. Senior western diplomats fear that after the first phase of 42 days the war could resume. The Gaza war has had immense consequences across the Middle East. It did not, as many feared, lead to a general war inContinue reading “Ceasefire may stop the killing but won’t end the conflict”
Putin denies Russian defeat in Syria, says Israel is the main winner
Reuters, December 19, 2024 Event Russian President Vladimir Putin denied on Thursday that Russia’s nine-year intervention in Syria had been a failure, but expressed concern about Israel’s military operations there since the toppling of his ally Bashar al-Assad. Putin played down the damage to Moscow from the fall of Assad, saying its military intervention inContinue reading “Putin denies Russian defeat in Syria, says Israel is the main winner”
The question of the month December was: After Aleppo & Homs can rebels take over Damascus?
Last month there was a very fast development in Syria, which makes us very curious for the coming months. As Syrian rebel forces gained control over the crucial cities of Aleppo, Homs and Dara one of the biggest questions arised out of the situation if those rebels could be a total change in Syria. ItContinue reading “The question of the month December was: After Aleppo & Homs can rebels take over Damascus?”
Syria today
Today, the area of Syria includes territory in the Golan Heights that has been occupied by Israel since 1967, with a small part still in present Syria. But as soon as Assad was driven away Israel attacked the south of Syria wanting to get that part back into Israel land. After Syria gained its independenceContinue reading “Syria today”
The Race Toward January 20th
By Ali Tuygan. The year 2024 was largely dominated by the wars in Ukraine, Gaza, and Lebanon, and in mid-summer attention started to shift toward the US presidential election. President Biden was determined to run for a second term. A growing number of Democratic leaders urged him to leave the race. He fought them bitterlyContinue reading “The Race Toward January 20th”
America and Britain’s dual role and Syria going to have to be able to make themselves less dependent on past meddlers
Throughout the last 3 decades, we could see how America and Britain had two faces, not shy of providing resources against certain regimes they saw an obstacle to their own interests. From 1979 to 1989, the United States (along with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan) armed and financed the Afghan Islamist fighters known as the mujahideenContinue reading “America and Britain’s dual role and Syria going to have to be able to make themselves less dependent on past meddlers”
A new era in Syria: What lies ahead for Iran?
Tehran will have to re-evaluate its role in the region and adapt its foreign policy to reflect contemporary realities By Farhad Ibragimov. The statements, views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of our community. Syria’s longtime president, Bashar Assad, has stepped down asContinue reading “A new era in Syria: What lies ahead for Iran?”
Assad’s Downfall and Fates Decided in Damascus
Opinion by Ghassan Charbel Editor-in-Chief of Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper Monday – 9 December 2024 The long night in Damascus was nothing short of seismic. Opponents could not have predicted the rapid collapse of the Syrian regime. The army was not prepared to fight the opposition advance that was gaining momentum. Iran was helpless, Russia didContinue reading “Assad’s Downfall and Fates Decided in Damascus”
Responsible Statecraft: Turkey and Israel are reaping rewards from the chaos in Syria
By Ali Rizk. The losers? The resistance axis: Assad, Tehran and Hezbollah. The surprise offensive by Syrian rebels led by a radical Islamist group with roots in Al Qaeda dramatizes the enormous regional repercussions set off by Israel’s war against Lebanon’s Hezbollah. Badly battered by Israel’s air strikes and ground campaign in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah’sContinue reading “Responsible Statecraft: Turkey and Israel are reaping rewards from the chaos in Syria”
Some View on the World 