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Hesitant Arab Syria response leaving Jordan with ‘few good options’
by Taylor Luck | Jan 22,2012 | 23:26 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — As Arab foreign ministers gather in Cairo today to reasses the Arab League’s response to the ongoing crisis […]
Syria looks more like Libya every day
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star The continuing deterioration of the political situation in Syria led the emir of Qatar to suggest last week that it would be appropriate to send in Arab troops to stop the killing. How seriously he meant this suggestion remains unclear. He may have […]
Hezbollah says Syria attack part of U.S. plan
BEIRUT: Hezbollah described Friday’s suicide bombing in Damascus as part of a larger U.S. plan to destabilize the country, while Lebanon’s foreign minister said the explosion was the beginning of […]
Arab League monitors made ‘mistakes’ in Syria: Qatari PM
By ISABEL COLES | REUTERS ARAB NEWS DUBAI: Arab League monitors made “mistakes” in Syria during a mission to investigate a crackdown on nine months of anti-government protests, Kuwait’s state […]
Turkey warns against Shiite-Sunni cold war
Reuters | Jan 05,2012 | 23:55 ANKARA — Middle East powerhouse Turkey on Wednesday warned against a sectarian cold war in the region and said rising Sunni-Shiite tensions would be “suicide” for the whole region. “Let me openly say that there are some willing to start a regional Cold War,” […]
Jordan sends 12 monitors to Syria
AMMAN — Jordan is set to send its team of monitors to Syria as Amman reiterated on Wednesday its calls for an end to the ongoing violence in its northern neighbour. According to Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Rakan Majali, the team, consisting of 12 members, is […]
Satire flourishes in Syria as violence intensifies
DUBAI — The violent repression of dissent in Syria has sparked an explosion of satire produced by anonymous artists who are flooding the Internet with film, music and art that […]
‘Iraq refuses passage of Jordanian trucks to Turkey’
AMMAN — Iraq has refused to allow passage of Jordanian trucks heading for Turkey through its territories, citing concerns that such a move would have negative effects on the Syrian people. Salam Quraishi, an economic adviser to the Iraqi government, said on Saturday that using Iraq as an alternative transit […]
Arabs threaten to take Syria to UN over crackdown
DAMASCUS (AFP) – The Arab League threatened on Saturday to take Syria to the UN for procrastinating over its deadly crackdown on dissent, as an Iraqi mediator reported “positive” talks […]
Vatican in bid to resolve Syria crisis as U.S. prepares to strike deal with Iran
By Antoine Ghattas Saab The Daily Star, Lebanon The Vatican is engaged in an attempt to resolve the nine-month-old crisis in Syria, while the United States is preparing to strike […]
With lives at stake, beleaguered Syrians opt for pain of exile
By Khetam Malkawi JORDAN TIMES MAFRAQ – Although aware of the hardships they would face, a desire to live in peace and security has prompted many Syrians to flee violence […]
‘Israel’s greatest dilemma’
Are the Arabs in Israel an enemy from within? In 1999, when Professor Dan Schueftan’s book “Disengagement: Israel and the Palestinian Entity” was published, his proposals appeared extreme; almost imaginary even. As there was no chance for securing an agreement with the Palestinians, Schueftan asserted at the time, Israel must […]