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Syria Truce Provides “Psychological Break” for Fighters

by Caroline Akoum | Sep 16, 2016 | Middle East

An end to the shelling and the fighting on the Syrian fronts only provides limited psychological comfort to fighters and activists. They are fully aware that this truce, which is no different from those that have preceded it, is a stepping stone to another stage that...

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Syrian men carrying babies make their way through the rubble of destroyed buildings following a reported airstrike in a rebel-held area in Aleppo on Sunday. Photograph: Ameer Alhalbi/AFP

Eid Ceasefire Starts…Syria Holds Its Breath

by Caroline Akoum | Sep 13, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Syrian people held their breaths yesterday until the last hours that preceded the start of a ceasefire at sunset, before an opposition source announced that factions had agreed to stop fighting with some reservations on the Russian-U.S. deal. Political and...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meet in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the crisis in Syria, September 9, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Assad Responds to Eid Ceasefire with Two Massacres in Aleppo, Idlib

by Caroline Akoum | Sep 11, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- While Syria’s opposition has cautiously dealt with the Russian-U.S. deal concerning a national ceasefire in Syria expected to start Sunday midnight, the regime of Bashar Assad attacked residential areas in Aleppo and Idlib, leaving more than 85 killed and...

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Pigeons fly in front of the parliament square in downtown Beirut, Oct. 25, 2012. (photo by REUTERS/Jamal Saidi )

Lebanon’s Political Crisis Grows, FPM Threatens Escalation

by Caroline Akoum | Sep 7, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Lebanon’s political crisis is set to grow further after the Free Patriotic Movement, which is founded by MP Michel Aoun, decided to boycott cabinet sessions, a day after the national dialogue suspended its meetings, joining the already paralyzed parliament and...

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A boy rides a bicycle near rubble of damaged buildings in the rebel held al-Maadi district of Aleppo, Syria, Aug. 31, 2016/ Reuters/ Abdalrhman Ismail

U.S.-Russian Agreement on Syria Stumbles at Last Minute

by Caroline Akoum | Sep 5, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The level of optimism surrounding a U.S.-Russian deal dropped in the last few hours when Washington announced the failure of the two states to reach a final agreement on Syria, blaming Moscow for backtracking on already agreed issues. Meanwhile, Russian...