Syria’s ‘Day of Dignity ‘, update

This is an update on the Day of Dignity protests in Syria. The Syrian Revolution 2011 called on Facebook for a nationwide protest on Friday March 25 . It called Friday the Day of Dignity. (more…)

MP Aaraji: It is better for Mikati to quit

March 14 MP Assem Aaraji told Voice of Lebanon on Friday that the Hezbollah led March 8 coalition does not want to form a cabinet , adding that if it did, the cabinet would have already been formed.
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Kurds in Syria ‘waiting to take to the streets’

The Kurdish people of Syria have not joined the current wave of unrest with any significant demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad and his ruling Baath party. But that could change. (more…)

Syrian regime braces for ‘day of dignity’ protests

Authorities in Syria are bracing for the possibility of further protests, following a week of unrest that has left dozens dead.

Activists have called for “Day of Dignity” rallies at mosques across Syria on Friday, despite a reform pledge by the government. (more…)

Update on the Estonians abducted in Lebanon

The whereabouts of the Estonian tourists who went missing in the eastern Bekaa Valley while on a biking trip remain unknown.

AFP quoted witnesses yesterday as saying the seven were kidnapped in 2 vans by armed men wearing masks . (more…)

Syria arrests a leading activist

Syrian authorities have arrested leading rights activist Mazen Darwish, an outspoken critic of Syria’s record on freedom of expression, a rights group said on Thursday. (more…)

Analysis: Egypt’s Facebook revolution faces identity crisis

The youth’s identity crisis has been spurred in recent weeks by rapid growth — from a Facebook page into an organization that played a central role in Egypt’s revolution.

Turkey joins NATO in Libya military action

TURKEY’S parliament overnight approved sending a naval force off Libya as the Islamist-rooted government moved reluctantly to join military action in the conflict-torn country despite anger at Western-led air raids. (more…)

GCC may expel Lebanese Shiites with Hezbollah, Iran links, report

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are heading toward “making a collective decision to expel all Lebanese Shiites who are connected to Hezbollah and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard,” Kuwaiti newspaper As-Seyyasah reported on Thursday. (more…)

WP: Opposing Syria’s crackdown

The Arab uprising of 2011 has reached Syria, and president Hafez Assad’s son, Bashar, is trying to apply his father’s ‘Hama’ solution.