by António Guterres and Anthony Lake | Aug 24, 2013 | Opinion
Today, another Syrian child has crossed the border, fleeing the horrors of a war now into its third destructive year. And at that moment, we passed a new milestone of global shame. This was the one millionth child forced from Syria since the horrors began. Imagine...
by Nick Fielding | Aug 23, 2013 | Debate
After months of buildup, softening of public opinion and clear political support for the Syrian opposition, the United Kingdom and France have spent the past two months engaged in furious backpedalling. For months, diplomats from the Foreign Office and the Quai...
by Haitham Al-Maleh | Aug 23, 2013 | Debate
From the time it came to power in Syria in a military coup on March 8, 1963, the pan-Arab Ba’ath party has endeavored to alter the social makeup of Syria. The authorities put Syrians under pressure, prompting many to leave the country, while others were assassinated...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 10, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—On Friday, the head of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) Ahmed Jarba revealed plans to form a “national army” consisting of 6,000 opposition fighters to fight what he described as “warlords” taking part in Syria’s over two-year-old civil war....
by Maryam Saleh | Aug 3, 2013 | The Majalla Magazine
Every Saturday, a group of women in Salamia, a city in western Syria, meet to discuss the events of the past week in relation to the two-year uprising against President Bashar Al-Assad. The women, who oppose the Syrian government, draft a political statement...
