SYRIA POLICY

"As the Syrian National Council unveils its new leader, it is engaged in a battle of ideas against the regime's dominant Ba'athist ideologyThe appointment of Abdulbaset Sieda to head the Syrian National Council (SNC) opposition comes at a time when the SNC is undergoing what was euphemistically..."

"Syrian forces pounded a neighbourhood of the eastern city of Deir Ezzor with mortar fire on Tuesday, killing 10 civilians including a young girl, a monitoring group said.The attack, which targeted the city's Al-Jbaible neighbourhood, came a day after 12 people, including three children, were..."

"Kidnappings and killings related to the upheaval in neighboring Syria are on the rise in Lebanon. Similar attacks in Turkey sparked a major objection. But Lebanon's complicated history with Syria — and Lebanon's divided population — means it's not as easy for Beirut to take action.»..."

"U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and international envoy Kofi Annan have called on Syria to allow U.N. monitors to enter a rebellious northwestern town where the United States fears Syrian security forces are planning to massacre civilians. Syrian activists and residents of Al-Haffeh say..."

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"Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat – The Iranian opposition has condemned Tehran’s support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Iranian government’s backing of the crimes being committed by al-Assad regime forces. In a joint-statement signed by 16 political movements, the Iranian opposition..."

"AFPKofi Annan wants powers to 'twist arms' to halt Syria violenceMontreal GazetteThe UN's special envoy on Syria has asked governments with influence to “twist arms” to halt the escalating violence in the country, his spokesman said Tuesday. Ahmad Fawzi said former UN Secretary-General..."

"Syrian Forces Shell Cities as Opposition Picks Leader Associated Press By NEIL MacFARQUHAR, June 10, 2012, NYTimes ISTANBUL — Syrian government forces shelled rebel strongholds across the country on Sunday, opponents of the government said, while the main opposition group in exile, the Syrian..."

"The posters, as usual, say it all. There are a new clutch of martyrs above the Tripoli market, Sunni Muslims all – Khodr al-Masri's grim face is that of a man who seems to have guessed his fate earlier this month – while round the corner, at the edge of Syria Street, President Bashar al-Assad..."

"عمان (ا ف ب) - اعلن وزير شؤون التنمية الدولية البريطاني آلان دنكان الثلاثاء في عمان عن حزمة جديدة من المساعدات البريطانية لوكالة الامم المتحدة لغوث وتشغيل اللاجئين الفلسطينيين (الأونروا) تصل الى حوالى 100 مليون جنيه استرليني (حوالى 124 مليون يورو).وقال بيان صادر عن السفارة البريطانية في عمان ان "مجموع التبرع يصل الى حوالى 100 مليون..."

"يزور وزير الخارجية الروسي سيرغي لافروف غداً الاربعاء ايران لإجراء محادثات قبل جولة المحادثات المقبلة في شأن الملف النووي الايراني المقررة في موسكو، وكذلك في الأزمة السورية.وأفاد مسؤول في الوزارة أن المحادثات ستتناول "الوضع في الشرق الاوسط وشمال افريقيا، مع التركيز على التحولات الجارية في العالم العربي وسوريا".وكانت موسكو..."

"في مثل هذه الأيام، ولكن قبل خمس سنوات، نشر الشاعر اللبناني الصديق بسام حجار (1955 ـ 2009) مقالة في صحيفة "المستقبل" اللبنانية، كانت سياسية (على غير عاداته الكتابية عموماً)، حملت العنوان اللافت "كافكا في ريف دمشق". والراحل وزّع أفكار المقالة على عشرة مقاطع مرقّمة، تنتهج روحية التعليق، الساخر الأسود تارة أو المضحك المبكي طوراً، على..."