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Posted on February 8, 2012 - by Venik
Syria: Assad pledges reform as siege of Homs continues – Wednesday 8 February
• Bombardment of Homs continues for a fifth day• US says it won’t arm Free Syrian Army• Russia calls for an Arab solution to the crisis• Read the latest summary 8.43am: (all times GMT) Welcome to Middle East Live. The focus continues to be Syria where the accounts and images emerging from the city of [...]
Posted on February 8, 2012 - by Venik
Bashar al-Assad’s Syria offers Iran a springboard into the Arab Middle East
If Iran cannot save Assad, its aim is to ensure his successor remains closely allied and does not defect to the western camp The prospect of direct western military or “humanitarian” intervention, overt and covert, to speed regime change in Syria appears to be strengthening after last week’s UN debacle and the regime’s ensuing violent [...]
Posted on February 8, 2012 - by Venik
Astroturfing: what is it and why does it matter? | Adam Bienkov
Creating the illusion of widespread support for a policy used to take place in papers – now it’s online and even more powerful Claims that a pro-Kremlin group funded a vast network of online activists to create the illusion of widespread support for Vladimir Putin may seem like a bizarre tale restricted to an authoritarian [...]
Posted on February 8, 2012 - by Venik
The siege of Homs: scores killed in fifth day of shelling
Opposition activists say tanks are pushing deeper into residential areas before feared final ground assault Scores of people have been killed in the fifth straight day of shelling in the beseiged Syrian city of Homs, according to opponents of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The continuing bombardments of the districts of Bayadah, Baba Amr, al-Khaldiyeh and Karm [...]
Posted on February 8, 2012 - by Venik
Intervention in Syria will escalate not stop the killing | Seumas Milne
Russia and China blocked a bid to force regime change. But a negotiated settlement is the only way out of civil war There is no limit, it seems, to the blood price Arabs have to pay for their “spring”. After the carnage in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain and Libya, Syria’s 11-month-old uprising grows ever more gruesome. [...]
Posted on February 8, 2012 - by Venik
Syria: Assad pledges reform as siege of Homs continues – live updates
• Bombardment of Homs continues for a fifth day• US says it won’t arm Free Syrian Army• Russia calls for an Arab solution to the crisis 11.43am: A doctor in Homs has made an emotional video appeal for international help in a makeshift field hospital filled with the dead bodies of some of the latest [...]
Posted on February 7, 2012 - by Venik
Intervention in Syria will escalate, not stop the killing | Seumas Milne
Russia and China blocked a bid to force regime change. But a negotiated settlement is the only way out of civil war There is no limit, it seems, to the blood price Arabs have to pay for their “spring”. After the carnage in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain and Libya, Syria’s 11-month-old uprising grows ever more gruesome. [...]
Posted on February 7, 2012 - by Venik
Hacked emails allege Russian youth group Nashi paying bloggers
Pro-Kremlin organisation reportedly pays hundreds of thousands of pounds to network of internet users to help political cause Read the full story here The Russian youth group Nashi has paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to a vast network of bloggers, journalists and internet trolls to create flattering coverage of Vladimir Putin and discredit his [...]
Posted on February 7, 2012 - by Venik
Syrian crisis needs Arab solution, says Russia
• Foreign minister visits Damascus after vetoing UN resolution• Assad vow to end violence as Homs assault continues• Unicef reports 400 deaths and 400 detentions of children Russia has put itself at the centre of efforts to resolve the deepening Syrian crisis , calling for an “Arab solution” to the uprising against Bashar al-Assad’s regime [...]
Posted on February 7, 2012 - by Venik
‘Syrian uprising has sparked proxy regional war’ – video
The Guardian’s Middle East editor, Ian Black, gives his analysis of recent international diplomatic activity on Syria Ian Black Mustafa Khalili Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the [...]
Posted on February 7, 2012 - by Venik
Assad meets Russia’s Lavrov as France withdraws ambassador to Syria – video
The Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, meets Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in Damascus as France and Italy joined the US and the UK in withdrawing their ambassadors Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers [...]
Posted on February 7, 2012 - by Venik
Emails give insight into Kremlin youth group’s priorities, means and concerns
Hacked emails discuss Nashi strategies to boost pro-Putin coverage on the internet and discredit opposition figures Hacked emails that are believed to show correspondence between Nashi’s first leader, Vasily Yakemenko, its spokesperson Kristina Potupchik and other activists and bloggers, appear to reveal the notorious Kremlin youth group’s goals, priorities, means and concerns. Many of the [...]
Posted on February 7, 2012 - by Venik
Polishing Putin: hacked emails suggest dirty tricks by Russian youth group
Nashi runs web of online trolls and bloggers paid to praise Vladimir Putin and denigrate his enemies, group claims The Russian pro-Kremlin youth group Nashi runs a vast network of internet trolls, pays journalists and bloggers thousands of pounds to ensure flattering coverage of Vladimir Putin, and hatches plans to discredit opposition activists and media, [...]
Posted on February 7, 2012 - by Venik
Russia’s foreign minister arrives in Syria as Homs bombardment continues – video
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov arrives in Damascus on Tuesday to meet President Bashar al-Assad Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
