Day: February 22, 2015

Musketeers of empty talk

The Daily Star The latest episode in the long-running U.N.-produced soap opera “peacemaking in Syria” emerged this week when envoy Staffan de Mistura informed the Security Council about the regime’s readiness to halt its attacks in Aleppo. However, the offer coincided with regime offensives in Aleppo as well as southern […]

A matter of faith

Source:ET The outcome of last week’s three-day counter-extremism summit in Washington would be judged by the follow-up actions stemming from the exchange of ideas at the forum. The one idea that should be fundamental to any action plan was articulated by US President Barack Obama, who made it clear that […]