by Peter Ford, published on 21st Century Wire, May 19, 2023 It is hard to overstate the significance of Syria’s readmission to the Arab League and President Assad’s attendance at the Jeddah Arab summit. The significance goes way beyond Syria itself. Let’s get straight to the point. It’s a massive …
Read More »Immiserated, Humiliated, Yet Resilient: How Syrians Survive America’s Economic Siege
by Hekmat Aboukhater, published on The Grayzone, May 16, 2023 Syrian-American journalist Hekmat Aboukhater traveled across Homs, Lattakia, Tartous, and Aleppo this April, reporting for The Grayzone on the devastating impact of Western economic sanctions on average Syrians. Throughout 2023, a series of anti-Syrian refugee bills, a failing economy, and …
Read More »As Arab States Seek Peace, US Insists That Syrians Suffer
by Aaron Maté, published on Mate.Substack.com, May 14, 2023 Syria’s re-admission to the Arab League is a milestone in the country’s continued recovery from a decade-long war that caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, millions of refugees, and widespread destruction. For the US, the move has different implications. “The decision …
Read More »Turkey-Syria Reconciliation “Would End the US Presence in the Region”
by Steven Sahiounie interviews Aydin Sezer, published on Mideast Discourse, May 10, 2023 A snapshot of thinking on the Turkish election. The first round took place but was more or less a tie leading to a runoff. Seems like it will be very difficult for Kilicdaroglu to keep his promises …
Read More »International People’s Tribunal On U.S. Imperialism: Syria Hearing
This is a really interesting, information packed Webinar, as are the ones for other countries. In any case, we are interested in Syria here.
Read More »Russia Proposes ‘Normalization Roadmap’ for Syria, Turkiye
From the News Desk at The Cradle, May 10, 2023 A four-way meeting was held in Moscow on 10 May between the foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Turkiye, and Iran to discuss the process of normalization between Ankara and Damascus. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov emphasized the importance of establishing …
Read More »US Mulls Sanctioning Arab League for Syria Normalization Efforts
by Drago Bosnic, published in InfoBRICS, May 12, 2023 There are very few things that have been as unifying for America’s political establishment as the belligerent thalassocracy’s propensity to impose sanctions. Republicans and Democrats will almost always be at each other’s throats for virtually any issue, but when it comes …
Read More »Biden Unilaterally Extends ‘National Emergency’ Targeting Syria
from the News Desk at The Cradle, May 9, 2023 On 8 May, US President Joe Biden signed a new one-year extension for the “national emergency” declared concerning Syria, just one day after the Arab League approved Damascus’ reentry to the bloc despite Washington’s objections. Initially signed in 2004 by …
Read More »Syria Returns to Arab League with Saudi Arabia at the Helm
by Steven Sahiounie, published on MidEast Discourse, May 8, 2023 Syria has been reinstated as a member of the Arab League, which will meet on May 19 in Riyadh. After a 12-year absence, Syria is in the midst of an Arab-led political path to normalization in the region. The regional …
Read More »Syria Remained Robust Despite 12 Years of Brutal War: Raisi
by Editor at Mideast Discourse, May 3, 2023 During his speech at the shrine of Sayyida Zainab, as part of his visit to Syria, President Raisi said that Syria remained robust despite 12 years of brutal war and massacres sponsored by “Israel and the United States”. “With the genesis of …
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