- Is Bashar al-Assad Committing Genocide in Syria? - PolicyMic
There are many reasons to be worried about the Middle East: soccer riots and renewed protests in Egypt, an unstable Libya, rising tensions over nuclear power in Iran, escalating sectarian violence in Iraq, and peace negotiations that may or may not be ...
- Bomb blasts bring death to Syria's Aleppo | - Reuters
YouTube footage showed hundreds of youths holding hands and dancing to the tune of a songs chanted by Abdelbasset Sarout, a 22-year-old soccer star turned activist. "You oppressor, go ... Great Homs, Syria will be free," Sarout sang from a makeshift ...
- War games on two fronts - Haaretz
Now we have seen evidence of the catastrophe unfolding in Syria and considered the scenarios of future terror in Iran, other recent stories - fascinating as they may be - seem less significant. The bloodbath at the soccer game in the Egyptian city of ...
- The Daily Edit - The State
Clashes between pro- and anti-Syria gunmen in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Saturday left two people dead and 12 wounded in the latest skirmish between Lebanese factions over the crisis in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) AP Two ...
- Anger after Russia, China block UN action on Syria - Reuters
Syrian UN envoy Bashar Ja'afari condemned the resolution and its sponsors, which included Saudi Arabia and seven other Arab states, saying nations "that prevent women from attending a soccer match" had no right to preach democracy to Syria.A Soccer Riot in Egypt and the Ongoing Human Catastrophe in SyriaNew RepublicYou won't fool Russia againOttawa Citizen
- Egypt: Port Said football disaster - live updates - The Guardian
Today we will be focusing on Egypt and the aftermath of the football violence in Port Said, and Syria as UN diplomats draft a new resolution aimed at appeasing Russia. Here's a round up of the latest developments and analysis: • Dozens of people died ...
- Lebanese-Syrian Soccer Qualifier Serves As Barometer Of Troubled Relations ... - Eurasia Review
Suggesting that the Assad regime was so desperate for a victory in a bid to shore up its tarnished image, Lebanon accused Syria in November of fielding six players in an Under-19 Asian Football Championship qualifier whose ages had been falsified to ...
- Capturing the world through photography, video and multimedia - Los Angeles Times (blog)
Aleppo, Syria — Rubble from one of two targeted bombings fill a street in Syria's second-largest city. The explosions struck security compounds and killed at least 25 people. Hebron, West Bank — Palestinian police stage a raid in an Israeli ...
- Zimbabwe Ex-Soccer Association Chief Charged With Fixing Team's Matches - Bloomberg
- Stray Bullets in Homs Injure Former Syria Soccer Olympic Coach; Kill Aged Father - PanOrient News