Updates Friday 13 July 2012

 

 

TOP OF THE NEWS Assad troops accused of new massacre in Syria July 13, 2012 Syrian troops with tanks and helicopters slaughtered more than 150 people in a central village of Treimsa, rights activists said Friday. Reports of the massacre came after UN Security Council ambassadors held their first talks on rival Russian and Western draft resolutions on Syria, with Moscow spurning calls for sanctions against the Syrian regime. NEW OPINION Quartet of incompetence July 12, 2012 Ministerial accountability is part and parcel of high office. When a department falls short of the standards expected, or when electoral promises are broken, ministers fall on their ministerial sword. In Lebanon, we have given up expecting our so-called leaders to behave like this. AGENDA Much ado about a summer resort Ana Maria Luca and Luna Safwan, July 12, 2012 A summer luxury resort built on the Wazzani River by a Lebanese businessman raised complaints from the Israeli army. The IDF claims that the resort takes too much water from the river and is afraid Hezbollah might launch an attack from one of the buidlings. NOW SYRIA Latest Syria developments July 13, 2012 They toare standing up for freedom and demanding democratic reforms in the face of an oppressive regime. NOW Syria is tracking the latest developments from inside the state, where peaceful protesters are pushing forward the Arab Spring with a new uprising. BLOG Safety measures: checked. Posted by: Luna Safwan Thursday, July 12, 2012 Roswell UFO Sighting, a 65 year-old Mystery Remains Unsolved? Posted by: Yasmina Hatem Thursday, July 12, 2012 No Real Protection for Sexually Abused Children Posted by: Yasmina Hatem Thursday, July 12, 2012 ARTS & CULTURE Expo GLASSTRESS.. At Beirut Exhibition Center Cinema All About My Father By Zeina SFEIR CUTS Why Israel Won't Bomb Iran Dan Raviv & Yossi Melman , Tablet Magazine The World Is Changing Minute by Minute Victor Davis Hanson , National Review Online Can diplomacy succeed with Iran and Syria? David Ignatius , The Washington Post The Ultimate Assault: Charting Syria's Use of Rape to Terrorize Its People Lauren Wolfe , The Atlantic Subscribe a Friend - Enter your friends' email address if you want them to receive our daily newsletter.

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