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Syria’s MB Controller: Many Concessions have been made for reconciliation with the Regime

Mohammed Riad al-Shaqfa, the Brotherhood's secretary general,in Syria denied the that the Mb offshoot were aspiring to power.

Arab Democracy Now!

The campaign against dictatorship in the Arab world has brought together some strange bedfellows.

Condolences for the Death of an Honourable Woman

The Syrian Human Rights Committee SHRC offers its condolences to the Abdullah and Abass families following the death of Omayya Abass, wife of the colleague Ali al-Abdullah currently detained and

WikiLeaks – Another Perspective

According to recent polls, Israel is seen as the greatest threat to world peace, yet Wikileaks is distracting people’s attention away from Israel, focusing on Iran as the biggest threat.

Asian convoy to break Gaza siege to land in Syria Monday

A Gaza-bound humanitarian aid convoy dubbed Asia Convoy 1 has landed in Turkey and is scheduled to make its next stop in Syria on Monday before heading out to Egypt's

The Race for Primacy in the Middle East

The Middle East is about to change. No, the dysfunctional political systems are not about to become more free or fair or democratic. National economies are not going to improve

Israel’s Netanyahu undoubted winner of US mid-term elections – for now

Uri Avnery argues that although the Republican win in the US mid-term elections represents a victory for Binyamin Netanyahu, the longer term prospects for the Israeli prime minister and those

Spotlight on the Americas

Lawrence Davidson considers why so many US officials, some ostensibly intelligent, end up blatantly lying or blindly following murderous orders without question, and why the general public seems to accept

Online freedom threatened in Syria by drafted law

Syria known to have a tight grip on online media is preparing to vote on a controversial Internet law that has raised concerns. Online media in Syria already keeps a

Student Hammam Waleed Ruqiyah Dies under Torture

Informed sources in the Syrian capital, Damascus, have reported that Hammam Waleed Ruqiyah, a student, was arrested from his town, Jayrud, in a rural province in Damascus three months ago.