UN chief says over 100,000 people killed in Syria UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday raised the death toll in Syria’s civil war to more than 100,000, up from nearly 93,000 just over a month ago. Ban called on the Syrian government and opposition to halt the v[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Arab Spring’
January 10th, 2013 - 12:30 am § in Misc.
Syria … a travelogue from Der Spiegel
A Two-Year Travelogue from Hell Since unrest began in Syria in the spring of 2011, reporting from the country has been difficult. Former contacts are now dead or can’t be located, and the country lies in ruins. Now, amid harrowing conditions, the balance of power appears to have shifted, with [...]
September 30th, 2012 - 8:47 am § in Politics
Democracy From Its Bedrock in Tunisia
Liberals of the world unite: SIDI BOUZID, Tunisia — Bearded and sweaty, they pressed in, their faces shining in the shadow and light beneath billowing tunics hanging for sale outside a mosque. The sun edged higher. A veiled woman hurried past and a boy stepped closer to listen to men complain abou[...]
September 27th, 2012 - 3:31 am § in America
COMMENTARY by SMS: Are we witnessing the rise of Islamic Demcracy?
The AP reported yesterday that Egypt’s new president Mohammed Morsi gave a very strong speech at the UN dedicating himself and his country to the end of the Syrian dictatorship. The first leader elected by the Muslim Brotherhood in an open election called on all nations to join an effort to st[...]
September 9th, 2012 - 12:10 pm § in Politics
BREAKING NEWS: Egypt and Israel in Joint Military Actions in Sinai
Cairo – Egypt Says Sinai Campaign Coordinated With Israel Cairo – Egypt said Saturday that it has coordinated an ongoing anti-terrorism offensive in the Sinai Peninsula with Israel, and that the campaign… Read More » READMORE: About another Egyptian effort to civilize the Sinai.[...]
August 21st, 2012 - 12:35 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Can Egypt Make an Arab Spring in the Sinai?
Egypt’s Agriculture minister Salah Abdul Momen told the Al-Ahram that his ministry has developed a detailed five-year plan to turn 1 million acres of arid desert in central Sinai into farmland, at a rate of 200,000 acres per year. Another Egyptian official, irrigation minister Muhammad Bahaa A[...]
July 26th, 2012 - 12:51 pm § in Misc.
Civil War As A Spectator Sport
Israeli tourists flock to Golan Heights to watch Syrians in battle Israeli tourists are flocking to vantage points in the Golan Heights to take a glimpse of ongoing battle in Syrian, the Times of Israel reported on Tuesday. The report got a lot of attention following the visit of Israeli Defense Min[...]
June 24th, 2012 - 10:56 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Egypt ELECTS a President!
EGYPT’S NEW ERA Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Declared Country’s New President After Years In The Shadows, Islamic Group Vows Islamist Democracy While many Jews and Americans are frightened of the word “Islamic” I am impressed with Reza Aslan’s argument that the extremis[...]
BREAKING NEWS: Syria getting worse!
Even the normally quiet Chinese news agency is reporting: “Angry crowds” prevent UN observers of carrying out their mission Ghosheh said a team of observers trying to reach al- Haffeh were confronted with angry crowds that surrounded their vehicles, stopping them from proceeding any furt[...]
The King Of Jordan
Mitt Romney’s panic over the democratic elections in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya is shameful. These newborn democracies may fail, but Americans of all people, should support the chance of the people of these countries ot rule themselves … even when that means making their own mistakes. I[...]