The gassing of people is considered
exceptionally inhumane, officially a categorical “red line” dividing good from
evil. This belief now threatens to trigger an escalation with unpredictable
consequences.
With the war on the "Islamic state" in both Syria and Iraq almost over, the eye is now turned to the two superpowers; the United States of America and Russia. العربية
أَمَا وإنّ الحرب على تنظيم "الدولة الإسلاميّة"في كلّ من سوريا والعراق قد انتهت، أو تكاد، تتجه الأنظار الآن إلى الهدف التالي لكلّ من القوتين العظميين، الولايات المتحدة الأمريكيّة، وروسيا. English
While recent violence in Eastern Ghouta has made international headlines throughout the first months of 2018, it has not been the only display of force by the Syrian regime.
The sharp regional and international alignments that have currently gripped the Middle East in general, and Syria in particular, have put the Syrian Kurds at a crossroads. العربية
Media professionals should contribute to
respecting the privacy of individuals or groups who are subjects of their news
articles, especially when it concerns children and their privacy. عربي
Syrian ‘guests’ in Turkey have been used not
only as political tools for foreign ambitions, but also for reinforcing the
conservative and Islamist ideology promoted by Erdogan’s AKP.
الاصطفافات الإقليميّة والدوليّة الحادّة التي تعصف بمنطقة الشرق الأوسط عامّة، وسوريا بشكلٍ خاصّ، وَضَعَت الكُرد السوريين على مفترق طُرُق، في موقفٍ يُعيدُ إلى الأذهان اتفاقيّة سايكس بيكو، ومعاهدتي سيفر، ولوزان. English
The war
in Afrin starkly highlights how the dynamics of power and resource grabs by the
US, Russia, and their regional
alliances, have shaped contemporary struggles for life and
democracy.
Since 2001, Britain has compromised its passion for the
rights of people in the name of counter-terrorism, thereby undermining its
national security and winning enemies faster than they are eliminated.
How does the military cooperation of the Kurds in Rojava and Northern Syria with the US, Russia and other forces affect their standing in the larger Syrian context?
While the Kurds once warmed to Moscow, it seems Ankara’s latest military operation in Syrian Kurdistan would have been impossible without the Kremlin’s agreement.
This is not an attempt to relitigate this episode, but to critically reflect on the underlying dynamics of social networks that contribute to such outcomes.
يجب على العاملين في وسائل الإعلام أن يساهموا في عدم انتهاك خصوصيّة الأفراد أو الجماعات ضمن موادهم وأخبارهم الصحافيّة خاصة حينما يتعلق الأمر بالأطفال وخصوصياتهم. English
"We are very aware,
when it comes to the whole Greek experience, that one of the problems the
political left faces is … what it means to be able to implement your own ideas."
Successful food restaurants in certain
neighbourhood of Istanbul, such as Fatih Malta Street, now create a hub for
Syrians residing all around Istanbul to meet in the religious Fatih neighbourhood.
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