Monthly Archives: April 2009
Authority dispute
- Please, can anybody help me to decode or “crack” what is exactly Talabani trying to say here? Talabani tries to explain his and Maliki’s official authorities (about the dispute between the two on who should represent Iraq in Arab … Continue reading
The disappointments of Doha summit
Why the Arab summit was very disappointing, this report on Al-Akhbar gives us the reason: — Doha Summit doesn’t protect Sudan. An Arab diplomat source, noticed that there was no enthusiasm by Arab leaders to put the Sudan issue as a … Continue reading
Taliban — Ba’ath Party are part of Obama’s deal with Iran
In his article today on Awan, Tunisian writer Tawfiq Al-Madini asks if the U.S. will recognizes Iran’s role in the region. Iran is not in conflict with American interests in the region, Iran is a a pragmatic power opposes the … Continue reading
Speech of Hezbollah leader in London — video
Hezbollah Leader and Lebanese MP Hussein El Haj Hassan speech in London two days ago — Full speech video (English, ± 23.31 minutes).
No Obama – Assad meeting in Turkey
According to Al-Khaleej: American source played down the expectation of a meeting between Al-Assad and Obama in Turkey, and not even a visit from the US foreign secretary Clinton to Syria, because there is no US ambassador in Damascus yet.
American school in Damascus not functioning
According to Al-Quds Al-Arabi: The re-opening of the American school in Syria is symbolic only, the school needs months to function normally because all the American school stuff left the country.
Arabs authorized King of Jordan to negotiate with the US
On Assafir: Arab foreign ministers in Doha decided to authorize the Jordanian King to negotiate the Arab peace initiative with the US. The sources said that there is a deadline of three months set to the document, which is enough for … Continue reading