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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Nationalism and Islamists in the Arab world: Similarities, Differences and Mistakes
While looking at the current situation of the Palestinian people, one can easily see that there is a lack of leadership that is needed to continue the way to [singlepic id=249 w=320 h=240 float=right] freedom and independence. The reasons may vary between the difficulty in changing the liberation movements into political parties and the failure of the programs which Fatah and Hamas suggested in order to get an independent Palestinian state.
I am not interested in discussing the negotiations program or even the armed resistance choice since the current situation proves whether any of them
For the Arab Youth
The situation of the Arab youth in most of the Arab countries is in a bad shape. The obstacles which the youth [singlepic id=140 w=320 h=240 float=right] are facing in their way to build the future are more than what they can confront. The continuous competition between the Arab governments and the oppositions results in putting boundaries for the interests and activities of the new generations. The governments decide what is allowed and what is forbidden.
