Heavy clashes continue in the Syrian capital, as activists claim rebels have shot down an army helicopter over Damascus. The footage allegedly shows a military helicopter engulfed in flames shortly before hitting the ground. Activists have accused Syrian security forces of killing more than 300 people in the town of Daraya, near the capital. The [...]
Syria may not be rich in oil, but its key location would likely make it a very convenient transit country for Central Asian gas and Iranian oil. Speaking to RT, journalist Kris Janssen also said if Syria’s regime was toppled, Tehran would be next. TRANSCRIPT: on.rt.com RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us [...]
Another chunk of intimidation coupled with agressive statements were piled on the Syrian government this week. The US and its allies are once again talking up the possibility of Assad’s regime using its chemical arsenal, while at the same time dishing out threats to engage in its internal conflict. Marina Portnaya has more on what [...]
Street battles are continuing in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli as the unrest in neighbouring Syria spills over across the border. But the violence between supporters and opponents of the government in Syria has taken on a sharp sectarian edge. Could these localised conflicts spark nationwide violence, especially in a country that remains largely fragmented? [...]
At least 12 people have been killed – as pro- and anti-Assad camps take aim at each other in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. Old rivalries have been reignited and there is considerable tensions between the two communities – it’s being described as the worst since Lebanon’s civil war. Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports [...]
(May 18, 2012) Elazar Barkan puts history and memory in context with questions of redress and conflict resolution in his lecture, “Beyond Accountability: The Role of Historical Memory in Conflict Resolution.” Then, Simon Glendinning uses a philosophical approach to examine the conditions of forgiveness in, “I Forgive You.” The Europe Center, with project partner the [...]
The embattled Syrian opposition has made a fresh plea for foreign action, as activists claim people’s support for the insurgency is dwindling amid new allegations of rebel atrocities. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a [...]
A former Syrian politician persecuted and forced underground for more than ten years tells RT what he thinks is going wrong with his country. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting [...]
The escalating militarization of the Syrian conflict only favors foreign players’ interests, claims Phyllis Bennis, director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute of Policy Studies, and an activist on the Middle East. “Almost none of the players are taking into account the interests of the people of Syria,” she told RT. TRANSCRIPT: on.rt.com [...]