NOVANEWS US president’s critics say he’s not doing enough to stop brutal crackdown in Syria; White House blames lack of action on absence of international unity ynet WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama has […]
NOVANEWS By Jerome Taylor Syria’s already embattled gay community has reacted with dismay that a popular blog supposedly written by a lesbian from Damascus was, in fact, dreamt up by a US academic living […]
NOVANEWS This dissection of the rhetoric of the Syrian regime is one of the best article I read about Syria in recent weeks. في اختلاف الوقائع السورية: بين اللغة الرسمية ولغة التقية خلال تظاهرة معارضة […]
NOVANEWS The bigotry against `Alawites runs deep: in the Middle East and elsewhere. In Lebanon (and Syria) bigotry has a class element, and many Sunnis still regard `Alawites with the same contempt that […]
NOVANEWS Real author of the blog ‘A Gay Girl in Damascus’, Tom MacMaster who is based in Turkey, posts apology but insists his fictitious account was truly reflective of the situation on the ground in […]
NOVANEWS Now this is the key question. I have been asking and talking and thinking and here are my conclusions: 1) The regime is the major and primary culprit of violence in Syria. There is […]
NOVANEWS More than 4,000 Syrians have already crossed the border in Turkey to escape the violent crackdown on protests against the Assad regime. Turkish authorities are preparing to absorb a large wave of refugees […]
NOVANEWS By Mariam Karouny Fears that Syria may slide into civil war are growing after a week when the government said over 120 servicemen were killed at a town near the Turkish border. […]
NOVANEWS Robert Fisk Syria in turmoil as resistance turns to insurrection Wednesday, 8 June 2011 AFP/GETTY IMAGES Syrian protesters hold a national flag as they demonstrate in Hama, north of Damascus Syria’s revolt against […]
NOVANEWS Many have written to me about the case. It is clear that there is a fabrication there. The Washington Post has even noticed. Somebody is playing with readers’ minds, and most likely for political reasons. […]