Don’t Leave the Lebanese Army to Fight Alone
Men ride on mopeds as they transport tires towards a burning barricade in the northern city of Tripoli, on 23June 2013, during protests in support of Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir whose supporters have clashed...
View ArticleFrom Tripoli to Saida, a Map of Lebanon’s Battlegrounds
A masked gunman and supporter of Lebanon's radical Sunni cleric Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir walks in the central Nur square in the northern city of Tripoli on 24 June 2013. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub)...
View ArticleFierce Clashes between Syrian Army, Militants, Mostly in Aleppo, Damascus
Local Editor Activists reported on Monday that 88 people have been killed since Sunday evening in several Syrian provinces: 28 in Damascus including 19 militants, and another 15 in Aleppo including two...
View ArticleCalm Prevails in Sidon after Al-Assir’s One-Man Show
Local Editor Once again, Ahmad al-Asir's show agitates tension in the capital of the South, Sidon. In a well prepared scenario, al-Assir's militia spread Tuesday's afternoon in Sidon, terrorized...
View ArticleQatari Emir Hamad Abdicates in Favor of His Son, The decline of the role and...
The emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa abdicated in favor of his 33-year-old son Sheikh Tamim on Tuesday, in a first for the Arab world. "I announce handing the rule over to Sheikh Tamim bin...
View Articleمُرسي يُعلن الحرب على سورية! - رشاد أبو شاور
مُرسي يُعلن الحرب على سورية! -رشاد أبو شاور وجد الرئيس المصري محمد مرسي الإخواني الحل لكل مشاكل مصر، وحدد المخرج، وبدأ بتنفيذ ما ألهمه به المُرشد مجلس شورى الإخوان.البطالة والفقر في مصر لها...
View ArticleLebanon: Hariri’s Blind March Continues
The leader of the Future Movement realizes this because there is a difference between the way the Syrian regime controls Syrian cities today, compared to two years ago. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi) By:...
View ArticleORIENT TENDENCIES: SYRIA’S RESISTANCE CONFOUNDS THE WEST
Posted on June 24, 2013 by Alexandra Valiente Orient TendenciesMonday June 24, 2013no 137Weekly information and analysis bulletin specialized in Arab Middle Eastern affairs prepared by...
View ArticlePalestinian Singer Mohammad Assaf named goodwill UN ambassador
Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 8:42AMGilad Atzmonhttp://www.maannews.netMohammad Assaf became Palestine's first Arab Idol on Saturday.BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Mohammad Assaf, the first...
View ArticlePresidential Rule by Deception: Obama, the Master Con-man
By Prof. James PetrasGlobal Research, June 24, 2013IntroductionIn an electoral system, run by and for a corporate oligarchy, deception and demagoguery are essential elements – entertaining the people...
View ArticleLebanon: The Many Assirs of Beirut
Tariq al-Jdideh is in fact home to five such security compounds, which are in effect a series of residential buildings centered around a mosque led by one or two Assir clones. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah)...
View ArticleAssir’s “Mosque”… An Arms and Explosives Depot
Local EditorFollowing is a report which portrays the arms and explosives stored in the “mosque” of Ahmad Al-Assir:LikeLoading...
View ArticleThe New Monarch of the “Arab Spring”
The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani is seen speaking to the media in Washington on 23 April 2013 and his son, Qatari Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani, smiles as he arrives...
View ArticleThe US's Afghan Exit May Depend on a Syrian One
By Sharmine Narwani - Tue, 2013-06-25 14:52- Sandbox Washington’s options in Syria are dwindling - and dwindling fast.Trumped up chemical weapons charges against the Syrian government this month...
View ArticleEgypt: What if the President Is Toppled?
Egyptian Islamist groups led by the ruling Muslim Brotherhood take part in a demonstration to mark the upcoming one year anniversary since President Mohamed Morsi was elected, on 21 June 2013 in Cairo....
View ArticleSyrian Army Liberates Talkalakh, Clashes with Militants in Homs, Aleppo
Local Editor After several days of fierce clashes, the Syrian army was able on Wednesday to liberate the town of Talkalakh on the border with Lebanon, following huge death toll within the ranks of...
View Articleانتبهوا ياعرب!! الخائن حمد يريد منصبا أكبر من قطر
انتبهوا ياعرب!! الخائن حمد يريد منصبا أكبر من قطر الأربعاء، 26 حزيران، 2013أوقات الشامابراهيم الحمدانلم تكن اسرائيل بيوم من الأيام أقرب من اليوم من تحقيق حلمها الصهيوني (حدودك يا اسرائيل من الفرات...
View ArticleAhmad Al-Asir: Expired!
Translated and rewritten by Nour Rida* He was a short-term phenomenon in Lebanon, with limited liabilities. Unlike what he claimed about brave leaders yielding at combat, he ran from battle when felt...
View ArticleQatar and Saudi Arabia are Responsible for Assir’s Crimes
Qatar and Saudi Arabia are Responsible for Assir’s CrimesThe blood of Lebanon’s fallen soldiers is on the hands of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, in addition to those who knew what Assir was planning and...
View ArticleFinally you got it: Syria is not Libya
اخيرا اعترفتم .. سورية ليست ليبيا الخميس، 27 حزيران، 2013أوقات الشامالمشهد السوري قبل عامين وشهرين كان سهل الفهم لوضوح تفاصيله واحداثه: شعب يطالب بالحرية والعدالة واحترام حقوق الانسان والاصلاحات...
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