CNN Middle East News- Ban condemns Syrian 'brutality' in Homs, warns worse may comeThe Syrian assault on the city of Homs is "a grim harbinger of worse to come" without united pressure on the government in Damascus, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday. […]
- Activist: Infants, medical staff among dead in Homs crackdownFour straight days of shelling and bombing by Syrian government forces into the besieged city of Homs have left residents cowering, afraid to escape and fearing for their lives as bodies lie in the streets, unable to be recovered. […]
- Syrian regime gets bloody nose from resistanceOne fateful consequence of President Bashar al-Assad's ferocious crackdown on Syrian protesters is the emergence of the domestic armed resistance, the Free Syrian Army. […]
- Al-Assad hangs on by ruthlessness, reformist imageWhen the Tunisian revolt erupted last year, Tunisia's president fled power in weeks. When Egyptians took to the streets, longtime leader Hosni Mubarak was swiftly ousted as well. […]
- No Libya play for the West in SyriaAmid growing outrage over civilian casualties in Syria, there are ever more urgent calls to aid -- or at least protect -- the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. There is renewed talk of creating safe havens and humanitarian corridors inside the country. And those demanding tougher measures are again asking why events in Syria should not prompt Libya […]
- Ban condemns Syrian 'brutality' in Homs, warns worse may come
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Palestinian Christians Voice..Similar to South Africa Kairos document?
Palestinian Christians make up between forty thousand and ninety thousand people of the population in the Palestinian territories. The Palestinian [singlepic id=181 w=320 h=240 float=right] Christians who live in the Palestinian territories consider themselves Palestinians, vote in the Parliament and Presidency elections and have candidates. Not only that they take part in the political movement but they also sacrificed and give for the Palestinian case like any other Palestinian.
Although they are a minority they believe in the Palestinian right to live independently and work for achieving the Palestinian dream of an independent state in many ways. The existence of the Palestinian Christians and their stand with their Muslim brothers through history make them a great example of how an Arab society can work together.
