Archive for the ‘Syria’ Category
Posted by seumasach on August 17, 2013
[Although widely unnoticed the shift in US policy in the region is deep and far-reaching. This back down by Turkey is one result of it, the marginalisation of Qatar, Hamas and the the Muslim Brotherhood is another. The stage is being set for the Geneva 2 conference.]
Voice of America
16th August, 2013
ISTANBUL — Earlier this month, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan openly criticized al-Qaida-linked terrorist groups operating in Syria. Previously, Turkey’s government had been reluctant to criticize such groups, and has been frequently accused of supporting them tacitly, if not openly. But Ankara now appears to be distancing itself from them.
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Posted by seumasach on August 13, 2013
M.K.Bhadrakumar
Indian Punchline
The best outcome of the ‘2 plus 2′ — foreign ministers plus defence ministers — Russian-American meeting in Washington on Friday could be, arguably, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s disclosure that the US side “confirmed” at the meeting that President Barack Obama did not cancel but merely postponed his ‘bilateral’ with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, which was expected to take place in Moscow early September during his Russia visit in connection with the G20 at St.Petersburg.
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Posted by seumasach on August 8, 2013
Pierre Khalaf
Voltairenet
29th July, 2013
De la Syrie à l’Égypte en passant par la Tunisie et la Libye, les peuples arabes se soulèvent contre la terreur des Frères musulmans et des autres mouvements islamistes extrémistes, qui ont volé leurs révolutions avec l’appuie de l’Occident et d’Israël et tentent d’étouffer leurs aspirations à coups de massacres, d’assassinats politiques, de violences physiques et de terrorisme intellectuel.
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Posted by seumasach on August 6, 2013
Thierry Meyssan
Voltairenet
6th August, 2013
After the removal of the Emir of Qatar by the United States and his abdication in favor of his son Tamim, the situation in North Africa and the Middle East has evolved rapidly. To Washington’s surprise, the Egyptian military has chosen this moment to overthrow President Mohamed Morsi, a Muslim Brother sponsored by Doha. As a result, the loss of Qatari support turned into a rout of the Brothers who also feel threatened in Tunisia, Libya and Gaza.
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Posted by seumasach on August 4, 2013
The International News
4th August, 2013
LONDON: Pakistani Shia organisations have called on the British government to stop funding Al-Qaeda inspired fighters in Syria who have attacked the shrines of the Islam’s holiest figures including the shrine of Hazrat Zainab (AS), the granddaughter of Prophet Muhamamd (Peace Be Upon Him).
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Posted by seumasach on August 4, 2013
The Iranian President said what is happening in Syria is a failed attempt to undermine the axis of resistance and steadfastness against the Zionist and U.S. plots in the region through supporting terrorism and Takfiris.
A Message from President al-Assad to Iranian President on boosting strategic relations
SANA
Damascus, (SANA) – President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday sent a message to Iranian President Hassan Rohani on boosting the strategic relations between the two countries in all fields and the joint will to confront the western and U.S. plots and tools in the region which are aimed at undermining the axis of resistance.
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Posted by seumasach on July 29, 2013
NYTimes
28th July, 2013
The new head of the main Syrian exile opposition group says he is prepared to attend a peace conference in Geneva with representatives of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria without preconditions.
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Posted by seumasach on July 27, 2013
Reuters
27th July, 2013
(Reuters) – As the Syrian civil war deepened and anti-government rebels struggled to unify their fractious forces, the White House early last year quietly convened an elite group of senior policymakers to advise President Barack Obama.
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Posted by seumasach on July 26, 2013
RIANovosti
26th July, 2013
NEW YORK, July 26 (RIA Novosti) – The forthcoming informal meeting of UN Security Council members with the Syrian National Coalition should not be viewed as the opposition group’s recognition “in any official role,” Russia’s UN envoy said on Thursday
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Posted by seumasach on July 26, 2013
Xinhua
26th July, 2013
UNITED NATIONS, July 25 (Xinhua) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said hereThursday that there was no military solution in Syria, only a political one was possible,and he was stepping up dialogue with all involved in the Syrian conflict that hasclaimed over 100,000 lives over the past two years.
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Posted by seumasach on July 25, 2013
Catholic Culture
25th July, 2013
Criticizing Western media coverage of the Syrian conflict, an Italian journalist writing for Catholic World Report has gathered together statements from several Church leaders in the Middle East lamenting support for the Syrian rebels.
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