NOVANEWS A new “initiative” to make Syria hand over its chemical weapons is currently being flouted by the Obama regime as a way of avoiding a potentially embarrassing defeat in a Congressional vote on the […]
NOVANEWS The announcement by leading Jewish journalist Seymour Hersh that the Obama administration “cherry-picked intelligence” over a nerve gas attack in Syria in its attempts to justify an attack on that nation earlier this year, […]
NOVANEWS The War Continues by RAMZY BAROUD 2013 has expectedly been a terrible year for several Arab nations. It has been terrible because the promise of greater freedoms and political reforms has been reversed, most […]
NOVANEWS Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov believes Western politicians have started to realize that overthrowing Assad’s government might lead to a worsening of the Syrian crisis. This shift in the attitude is due to the […]
NOVANEWS by SHAMUS COOKE The war in Syria grinds on, an endless wreckage of shattered limbs and lives. The blood flows across borders, fueling the religious sectarian killing across the Middle East that is the life-blood of […]
NOVANEWS 50 displaced Syrians ‘die of starvation’ near Jordan border A woman is helped by Red Crescent workers on her way from the rebel held suburb of Moadamiyeh to the government held territory Tuesday in […]
NOVANEWS Russia has delivered 75 armored trucks to Syria, along with other equipment that will be involved in the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons arsenal, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu reported. “Over the three days from […]
NOVANEWS Islamic Front snubs US ambassador This column warned last week that the rise of the Islamic Front at the expense of moderate, secular forces was a disaster for Syria. This week, the Islamic Front refused to meet […]
NOVANEWS For the second consecutive year, Turkey was the world’s leading jailer of journalists, followed closely by Iran and China. Together, the three countries accounted for more than half of all journalists imprisoned around […]
NOVANEWS To discuss the role of foreign powers fueling the ongoing conflict in Syria, Democracy Now! is joined by Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for The Independent. “It is clearly a proxy war. This might have started […]