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The following article by Stephen Sahiounie was originally published at Mideast Discourse: Steven Sahiounie, Middle East observer UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said, “I’m very pleased that now we seem to be closer to establishing the constitutional committee,” Syria’s post-war government and new constitution are seen as crucial components of …

The following article was republished from SyriaNews, where it was first published on June 12 2019: Dozens of Syrian families have been released from the US-controlled Rukban Concentration Camp in Al-Tanf, southeast of Syria. The released families arrived at the Jaligam crossing in Homs eastern countryside after spending years in …

The following article, by Vanessa Beeley, was originally published at MintPress News on June 7, 2019: n the 12th of May, 2019, Jaish Al Izza — an armed affiliate of Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS) — an Al Qaeda rebrand that controls the majority of Idlib province and Northern Hama — targeted …

by Susan Dirgham and Rick Sterling It’s a David vs Goliath story. A former local newspaper reporter, Robert Stuart, is taking on the British Broadcasting Corporation. Stuart believes that a sensational video story about an alleged atrocity in Syria “was largely, if not entirely, staged.”  The BBC would like it …

Ambassador Bashar al-Ja’afari, May 17, to Security Council: Statement of Ambassador Bashar al-Ja’afar on May 17 to the UN Security Council’s meeting on the situation in the Middle East, specifically in Idlib: Mr. President, I would like to start by congratulating you and your friendly country, Indonesia, on your successful …

With the family of martyr,  22 year old Majed Monif Qiddeeseh , in Mhardeh. This is his mother. (Photo: Vanessa Beeley.) The following video and article were originally published by Vanessa Beeley on Facebook: A MOTHER OPENS HER HEART AFTER HER YOUNGEST SON WAS MARTYRED BY A NUSRA FRONT ROCKET …

Sandy, Mpho and Shaka with Palestinian Children in Mar Elias Refugee Camp, Beirut, Lebanon May 5, 2019Tim Anderson*From 28 April to 5 May three former political prisoners under South Africa’s apartheid regime – Mpho Masemola, Sandy Lebese and Shaka Radebe – visited Lebanon and Syria to share their experiences, learn …

Photo credit: Xavier Granja Cedeño/Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (2013).The Hamilton Coalition To Stop The War condemns the governments of Ecuador, the UK, and USA, for their collaboration in arresting and extraditing journalist Julian Assange. This was not a secretive operation carried out under the cover of darkness. Rather, it was …

The following article, by Steven Sahiounie, was originally published at Global Research: There are spies among the Jihadis in Idlib.  Movements, storages and plans are well known to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their Russian allies.  Recently, the Russian Defense Ministry warned that European intelligence agents were inside Idlib, and planning …

Donald Trump at the Israel Museum with Benjamin Netanyahu. Occupied Jerusalem May 23, 2017. Photo: US EmbassyThe following article by Helena Cobban appeared originally at Mondoweiss:Washington DC, March 26 — On March 25, President Donald J. Trump signed an order proclaiming U.S. support for Israel’s annexation of the Golan. This act …