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In December 2012, King Abdullah of Jordan announced that he would be issuing a series of discussion papers "to share his vision on the kingdom’s comprehensive reform process".
The paper reproduced below, issued on 2 March 2013, is the third in the series.
Paper One:Our journey to forge our path…
Rifaat al-Assad, the exiled brother of Syria's late president, is not seeking to take control, his son said yesterday. "I know my father and he is not somebody who wants power," Soumar al-Assad told the Guardian.
"If he is sure that security has returned to Syria and that power is in the hands of…
Jordan's controversial press and publications law was issued in 1998, when Prince Hassan was acting as regent during the illness of King Hussein.
The law was amended slightiy in 1999 (see below), and again in 2012 to bring news websites within its remit.
Press and publications law, 1998
Unofficial…
On 8 February, 2001, the Arab newspaper, Ash-Sharq al-Awsat, published a long interview with President Bashar al-Assad of Syria. In this key political statement, the president outlined his views on a wide range of issues. The full text is reproduced here, in an official Syrian translation.
Arab…
In December 2012, King Abdullah of Jordan announced that he would be issuing a series of discussion papers "to share his vision on the kingdom’s comprehensive reform process".
The paper reproduced below, issued on 16 January 2013, is the second in the series.
Paper One:Our journey to forge our…
In December 2012, King Abdullah of Jordan announced that he would be issuing a series of discussion papers "to share his vision on the kingdom’s comprehensive reform process". The first one, reproduced in full below, was issued on 30 December, 2012.
For commentary on the political background,see…
UN Security Council's presidential statement on Syria, issued on 21 March 2012. It followed a visit to Syria by former secretary-general Kofi Annan (referred to in the statement as "the Envoy").
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The Security Council recalls its Presidential Statement of 3 August 2011 and its Press…
The document below, dated 9 February 2014, was presented by the Syrian opposition at the Geneva peace talks.
This English version waspostedon the website of the opposition's Geneva Media Unit where there is also anArabic version.
A notable feature of the document is that it does not mention…
The death of President Assad - long predicted but sudden at the end - could scarcely have come at a more critical moment for Syria and for the Middle East peace process.
As his health failed, Assad had begun to prepare the succession for his 35-year-old son, Bashar, but the process is far from…
The future of the Middle East peace process hung in the balance yesterday following the death of President Assad. Only last week the Syrian track - stalled since January - appeared to be on the point of revival. But now, in the words of a US state department official, everything is "up in the air"…
ARAB ART ONLINE: Susan Hefuna: Al Sabr Gamil (Patience is Beautiful) 2007. Ink stained on wood 140 x 170 cm. More information | Click to enlarge
