Articles tagged with: al- arabiya

Political Editor: The Majalla
on : Tuesday, 6 Nov, 2012

Syria Crisis Escalates

As the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) meets in Qatar this week in a bid to broaden its membership, renewed chaos and intensified clashes between the rebels and government forces in Syria have continued to rattle the country. Two hundred and fifty Syrians were killed on Monday alone. Today, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Al-Arabiya television that he would back safe passage for President Bashar Al-Assad if it would mean a safe transition in Syria. On Monday, th...

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Malik Al-Abdeh
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on : Thursday, 4 Oct, 2012

The Media War in Syria

Exactly a year after the breakout of the Syrian uprising, Al-Arabiya TV did something extraordinary: it broadcast blow-by-blow details of Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad’s emails that were leaked by opposition hackers. The emails contained sensitive information about the regime’s security plans, the state of the Syrian economy and embarrassing revelations about Asma Al-Assad’s extravagant online shopping sprees. Arab media traditionally avoids stories that involve personal attacks on Arab...

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Andrea Glioti
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on : Thursday, 5 Apr, 2012

Secrets from Jisr Al-Shughour

Eleven months ago, the Syrian opposition resorted to armed resistance whilst it endeavored to preserve its peaceful image. This was an attempt to gain international support and...

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