Jordan must not shoulder burden of Syrian refugees alone
As fighting in Syria rages and global leaders urge resolution, there are vital areas outside the political realm that need help By the end of this year, there will be […]
How British women are joining the jihad in Syria
Exclusive: “Maryam” is a British woman who has moved to Syria to join the anti-Assad rebels. She can use a Kalashnikov and would like to fight, but has had to […]
KSA distributes Ramadan kits among refugees
ANKARA: ARAB NEWS Friday 19 July 2013 The National Campaign for Syrian refugees has distributed 70,000 food kits as part of the second phase of the Ramadan relief for Syrian refugees in the Syrian-Turkish border towns, a campaign official said. The aid also consists of hygienic materials. “The campaign aims […]
Is Iran altering Syria’s sectarian map?
STORY SUMMARY Rumors have circulated recently that Iran is sponsoring a plan to redraw Syria’s demographic map, including the granting of Syrian nationality to 750,000 Shiites from throughout the Middle East. The Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt has declared that the land registry office in Homs has been burned down […]
New FM says Egypt has no intention of waging “jihad” in Syria
Breaking News: New FM says Egypt has no intention of waging “jihad” in Syria Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Jul-20/224421-new-fm-says-egypt-has-no-intention-of-waging-jihad-in-syria.ashx#ixzz2ZZwOT2ZV (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)
Zaatari Refugee Camp Photos Highlight Enormity Of Syria’s Refugee Crisis
The Huffington Post | By Eline Gordts An average of 6,000 Syrians a day have fled their war-torn country since the beginning of 2013, in what the United Nations considers one of […]
Kurds drive Al-Qaeda fighters out of Ras al-Ain
STORY SUMMARY Kurdish fighters expelled jihadists from the Syrian flashpoint frontier town of Ras al-Ain and the nearby border crossing with Turkey, activists said Wednesday, in escalating fighting that could signal another front in Syria’s fractious civil war.Kurdish fighters took total control of Ras al-Ain “after 24 hours of fighting. […]
Syrians learn to trust the U.S. at their own peril
STORY SUMMARY One of the worst recurring features of U.S. foreign policy is a process that might bluntly be described as “seduction and abandonment”. On June 13, the White House announced it would provide military aid to the Syrian opposition because the Assad regime had crossed a “red line” by […]
Robert Fisk: By taking sides within sides, Rifkind risks a repeat of Balkans mistakes in Syria
It was the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s and the Bosnian War in the 1990s. Today’s superpowers are fighting in Syria, but lets be in no doubt as to their motivations So there was Malcolm Rifkind, harrumphing away on Newsnight last week about the need to arm the brave […]
New Iranian President backs Syria’s Bashar Assad
STORY SUMMARY Iran’s president-elect has sent messages to Syria’s Bashar Assad reaffirming support for his ally. Iran also said Tuesday it would welcome cease-fire between rebel forces and the Syrian government during the holy month of Ramadan and reiterated that a national dialogue was the only way to resolve the […]
Netanyahu authorizes arms shipment to “rebels” in Syria
According to Haaretz, 15 July 2013, the government of Benjamin Netanyahu has backtracked on the issue regarding the delivery of weapons to the “rebels” in Syria [1]. Concerned about the consequences of a victory at the hands of the Assad government—backed by Hezbollah and Iran—and following the unrest in the […]
World Citizen: Qatar’s Disastrous Bet on the Muslim Brotherhood
By Frida Ghitis, on 11 Jul 2013 World Politics Review Qatar made a name for itself in recent years with its bold, headline-grabbing foreign policy. Among its many controversial moves, […]
The pain of a Syrian … (student-in-exile)
(as copied from the facebook page of a 19 year old Syrian student-in-exile. I did not ask his permission to publish this here in The Muslim Times, therefore I am withholding the name at the moment) You see during war it’s not just physical destruction, not just death, not just […]
Syria’s children deserve chance to be kids again
Source: By Lucy Liu, Special to CNN Bekaa Valley, Lebanon (CNN) — In my nine years as a UNICEF ambassador, I’ve been to camps for people displaced by conflict. Though hardly luxurious, they usually have some kind of structure: a water source, latrines, even schools. In Lebanon, even the most […]
Syrian university strips Turkish PM of PhD
Source: TOI DAMASCUS: Syria’s Aleppo University has stripped Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of an honorary doctorate citing his support for Syrian rebels and crackdown on Turkish protesters, state media reported on Tuesday. More:
Pakistan’s religious extremists leave for ‘greener pastures’
Source: Dawn: ISLAMABAD: Suleman spent years targeting members of the Shia community in his home country of Pakistan as a member of sectarian terrorist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). Now he is on his way to a new sectarian battleground, Syria, where he plans to join rebels battling President Bashar Assad’s regime. […]
Opinions: What really breaks Syria – “The U.S. slaughtered the wrong pig”
By Dr. Jürgen Todenhöfer The U.S. slaughtered the wrong pig. (google translate from German being used, please excuse the grammar). Six times I visited Syria in the last two years, […]
VIDEO:Toxic Catch: Syria rebels’ chemical lab uncovered near Damascus
Syrian state TV says the military has found a chemical laboratory which produces poisonous materials in the town of Jobar on the outskirts of Damascus. Sources claim the rebels were planning to stuff shells with the chemicals and use them to attack the capital. RT’s Middle East correspondent Paula Slier […]
‘Over 700 Jordanian jihadists fighting in Syria’
by Taylor Luck, Jordan Times AMMAN — Seven Jordanian nationals were reportedly killed while fighting alongside Islamic comrades in Syria, sources say, amid a reported influx of over 200 Jordanian […]