Updates Friday 27 July 2012

 

 

TOP OF THE NEWS Rebels ready for "mother of all battles" in Aleppo July 27, 2012 Rebel forces were bracing Friday for a decisive "mother of all" battles in Aleppo, as Washington warned the Syrian army could be preparing to carry out a massacre in the country's second city. Meanwhile, fighting raged in Aleppo on Thursday as clashes also shook parts of Damascus and other areas, with at least 121 people reported killed. NEW OPINION Two borders, two fronts July 26, 2012 If Lebanon is not careful, it could find itself with wars on two fronts in which the state has no part and no control. Avoiding such a scenario will need a united cabinet with a watertight policy on a fluid and volatile regional situation. AGENDA Refugees tell of horror in Damascus Alex Rowell and Bassem Nemeh, July 26, 2012 In the eastern extremities of the Bekaa Valley, newly arrived Syrian families seek refuge in schools from the extraordinary violence in Damascus. NOW Lebanon interviews the terrified refugees, who describe horrific scenes from the capital, and worry they won't be returning home any time soon. NOW SYRIA Latest Syria developments July 27, 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 Exclusive: complaint letters uncovered Posted by: Noam Raydan Thursday, July 26, 2012 Let the protesting begin Posted by: Matt Nash Thursday, July 26, 2012 Beirut leftists turn ire on Putin Posted by: Alex Rowell Thursday, July 26, 2012 ARTS & CULTURE Expo Parade des tanchos De Vincent Munier مارون صالحاني كتاب .."PHOENICIA" اليوبيل الخمسين... جبران خليل جبران وردة واحدة لإنسانٍ على قيد الحياة.. CUTS Iraqi Irony Victor Davis Hanson , National Review Online Meet the Islamist Militants Fighting Alongside Syria's Rebels Rania Abouzeid in Idlib province , TIME Exclusive The 'day after' in Syria David Ignatius , The Washington Post The Islamist terror that links Syria and Iraq Con Coughlin , telegraph.co.uk Subscribe a Friend - Enter your friends' email address if you want them to receive our daily newsletter.

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