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  • 14 Jan 2012
    Foreign intervention would compromise popular uprising in Syria

    Foreign intervention in Syria would drive the country into a full- fledged civil war, give the regime the excuse to continue the crackdown on dissent, alienate the undecided, and invite destructive groups to fuel turmoil, argues Middle East commentator Ghassan Michel Rubeiz. In joining the uprising, defecting soldiers should not use their arms against the national army. To win a battle of wills a country could be lost.

  • 31 Dec 2011
    First anniversary of the 'Arab Spring': An assessment
  • 30 Nov 2011
    Developments in Syria, Egypt and beyond

    My latest Middle East Analysis pod-cast is a two-parter whose chief foci this time round are the fast-moving developments in Syria and Egypt.

  • 27 Nov 2011
    Reponse to child asylum seekers 'unacceptable', says Refugee Council

    The Refugee Council has called for a more effective system in response to a 2011 increase in Libyan and Syrian asylum seekers, particularly for children.

  • 21 Nov 2011
    Events are moving fast in Syria

    With developments relating to Syria proceeding fast, Middle East expert, churches' adviser, lawyer and Ekklesia associate Dr Harry Hagopian has been on Al Jazeera (English) again, offering an up-to-date assessment of where things are - not least in relation to Turkey's role and to the stance of the Arab League.

  • 14 Nov 2011
    UN must follow Syria's Arab League suspension with action

    The Arab League's decision to suspend Syria should spur the UN Security Council into action over its abuses, human rights campaigners say.

  • 5 Oct 2011
    Syrian campaign to silence protesters overseas exposed

    Syrian protesters in Europe and the Americas have been systematically monitored and harassed by officials acting on behalf of the regime

  • 26 Sep 2011
    Further Syrian brutality exposed with new evidence

    Fresh evidence of the extreme brutality being meted out to Syrian protesters and their families has been revealed by Amnesty International.

  • 13 Sep 2011
    Fears grow for Syrian activists as deaths in custody increase

    Amnesty International has urged the Syrian authorities to reveal the whereabouts of four activists who were arrested last week near Damascus.

  • 2 Sep 2011
    Why the Lebanese Church has not spoken out against Assad

    Events in Syria, though making headlines across the globe, and impacting the lives of everyone inside the country have left the Church in Lebanon tongue-tied it appears. Aline Sara, news editor of NOW Lebanon reflects on the political, religious, social and cultural issues which have led many Lebanese and Syrian Christians to refrain from criticising the regime for its crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.