06 April 2017 The Attack on Khan Sheikhoun. Assad, sarin gas and the Syrian opposition. by Neil Tidmarsh The defeat of rebel forces in Aleppo and their expulsion from that city clearly wasn’t the end of the civil war in Syria. It wasn’t even the beginning of the end. It was, however, the beginning of… Continue reading Issue 99: 2016 04 06:The attack on Khan Sheikhoun (Neil Tidmarsh)
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Issue 88:2017 01 19:Week in Brief International
19 January 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe AUSTRIA: The far-right Austrian Freedom Party is trying to distance itself from its traditional anti-semitism by inviting Israeli politicians to seminars on anti-semitism, in what appears to be a tactic to emphasise its anti-Islamic immigration policy. President Rivlin of Israel has condemned the exercise. CYPRUS: The… Continue reading Issue 88:2017 01 19:Week in Brief International
Issue71:2016 09 15:The Syrian Ceasefire (Neil Tidmarsh)
15 September 2016 The Syrian Cease-Fire Third time lucky? by Neil Tidmarsh The cease-fire was announced by US secretary of state John Kerry on Friday, and came into force at sunset on Monday. Russia has agreed to persuade Assad to respect the truce and allow humanitarian aid through to besieged rebel areas; it is also… Continue reading Issue71:2016 09 15:The Syrian Ceasefire (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Week in Brief: International
11 August 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe BELGIUM: An Algerian armed with a machete attacked two female police officers in Charleroi. He was shot dead by the police. MACEDONIA: A two-week state of emergency was announced after a storm hit the capital Skopje, with 21 people dead, six missing and dozens injured. Hundreds… Continue reading Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Week in Brief: International
