by The Hindu posted July 6, 2012 by The Hindu [Syria Timeline: (1920-1960) — French mandate to merger with Egypt] Ba’ath takeover 1961-63 Following another military coup led by Abd al-Karim al-Nahlawi September 28, 1961 Syria secedes, re-establishing itself as the Syrian Arab Republic Several other overthrows and end in a coup on […]
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by Robert Fisk posted November 26, 2012 by The Independent The people of Huj – now almost forgotten – had helped the Jewish Haganah army escape the British. The thanks they got was to be sent into Gaza as refugees. I think I found the village of Huj this weekend – but the road sign
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WzjMMiue8Q[/youtube] Hamas leader says he’ll move to a peaceful path contingent on the “end of the occupation” and Palestinian statehood. Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal declared a position on Palestinian statehood that is nearly identical to that of his Fatah rival, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in an interview with CNN aired Wednesday. “I accept
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posted November 27, 2012 by Press TV … Leading US strategist Zbigniew Brzezinski, unofficial dean of the realist school of American foreign policy experts, has drawn an unflattering picture of US-Israel relations. … In a speech to the National Iranian American Council, Brzezinski said, “I don’t think there is an implicit obligation for the United
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posted November 22, 2012 by Information Clearing House Following is the verbatim English text of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza that was reached on Wednesday with Egyptian mediation. The text was distributed by the Egyptian presidency. Agreement of Understanding For a Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip 1: (no title given
posted November 22, 2012 by Aljazeera Israel and Hamas agree to truce after eight days of attacks in which 162 Palestinians and five Israelis were killed. A ceasefire has gone into effect in and around the Gaza Strip, after Israel and Hamas agreed to cease hostilities. Many Palestinians in Gaza City took to the streets
Press Release MAPIM 22 nd November 2012 MAPIM WELCOMES THE CEASEFIRE IN GAZA The Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic NGOs ( MAPIM ) rejoice with the people of Gaza on the announced ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip which is said to come into effect at 19:00 GMT on Wednesday. This is
Day 6 _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Here are the main happenings & events during the 6th day of war on Gaza : 26 killed, over 100 injured in the Israeli aggression on Gaza today (Monday) 102 killed, 850 injured since the Israeli aggression on Gaza started last Wednesday. 24 Children, 10 women, 12 elderly killed since the Israeli aggression started.
posted November 18, 2012 by Information Clearing House Al Jazeera’s Nadim Baba, reporting from Gaza, has said that the search continues for survivors of an Israeli air strike that killed nine members of the same family in Gaza. Our correspondent said rescue workers worked frantically to pick up the debris from “the massive crater where
