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US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov before the start of the meeting on Syria in New York yesterday (AFP)

UN Roadmap for Syria, and a Truce and Negotiations at the Beginning of the Year

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Dec 19, 2015 | World

The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution yesterday endorsing an international roadmap for peace in Syria which includes a ceasefire and negotiations between the regime and the opposition at the beginning of January. The resolution includes the...

Knowledge Army

by Philip Churm | Aug 7, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

Like most university students beginning to discover their independence, Ibrahim Olabi does not tell his parents everything. When we met last year, he guided me to a short YouTube video. I quickly realized why he had kept one huge secret from his family. It showed...

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Syrian opposition activists argue outside the venue of the main opposition National Coalition meeting in Istanbul on May 26, 2013. Source: AFP Photo/Ozan Kose

Opinion: Will cannibals govern Syria?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jun 19, 2013 | Opinion

At a press conference in London, Russian president Vladimir Putin recently warned world leaders against backing Syria’s rebels with arms, saying: “One should hardly back those who kill their enemies and eat their organs,” a reference to the Syrian opposition...

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A Jordanian soldier keeps watch on top of a military vehicle as Syrian refugees cross the border from Syria into Jordan (unseen), near Mafraq, on the border with Syria, on February 18, 2013. Source: AFP Photo/Kahlil Mazraawi

Opinion: Will Syria’s Assad Be Scared of 200 US Soldiers?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 21, 2013 | Opinion

In the mid 1990s, the US government was keen to spread the news that it had allocated USD 15 million to topple Saddam Hussein’s regime and that it was spending the money to train and arm Iraqi opposition groups in the Kurdish region. Although the news resonated...