[13 April 2012] Bahrain uprising - Middle East Today - Presstv - English
[13 April 2012] Bahrain uprising - Middle East Today - Presstv - English
Rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja's family is fear for his life in...
[13 April 2012] Bahrain uprising - Middle East Today - Presstv - English
Rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja's family is fear for his life in Bahraini jails. Khawaja, the co-founder and former president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, began a hunger strike in early February to protest against the life sentence he received last year and Manama's ongoing crackdown on peaceful protests. Amnesty International has also called for the 'immediate and unconditional release' of al-Khawaja, considering him a 'prisoner of conscience, detained solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression.' Hunger strikes seem to have an effect on the Israeli authorities who are holding thousands of Arabs and Palestinians in jails without trial. Why does it seem harder for Bahraini activists in jail with unjust sentences to get their rights? What are the humanitarian conditions which stipulate holding a UNSC meeting to discuss a crisis in a country?
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[21 April 2012] Sudans in Conflict - News Analysis - Presstv - English
[21 April 2012] Sudans in Conflict - News Analysis - Presstv - English
Tensions between Sudan and South Sudan reach unprecedented levels after...
[21 April 2012] Sudans in Conflict - News Analysis - Presstv - English
Tensions between Sudan and South Sudan reach unprecedented levels after South Sudan captured Heglig, an oil-rich border region in Sudan. Juba claims Heglig is part of its territory. President Omar al-Bashir says it's time he liberate South Sudan from its rulers. Is the region on the verge of an all-out war?
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[26 April 2012] Truce & Terrorists - News Analysis - Presstv - English
[26 April 2012] Truce & Terrorists - News Analysis - Presstv - English
More than ten days into a ceasefire, Syria is still grappling with...
[26 April 2012] Truce & Terrorists - News Analysis - Presstv - English
More than ten days into a ceasefire, Syria is still grappling with terrorist attacks. What is really preventing an end to violence and where is the Syrian crisis headed if the peace plan fails
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15 months since the victory of the Egyptian revolution and the people...
[30 April 2012] Egypt Qualification Crisis - News Analysis - Presstv - English
15 months since the victory of the Egyptian revolution and the...
[30 April 2012] Egypt Qualification Crisis - News Analysis - Presstv - English
15 months since the victory of the Egyptian revolution and the people of this ancient country continue to take the streets to try to reach their demands. Many feel that in name there was a revolution but the remnants of the old regime continue to keep the people from reaching their goals, even via elections as some major candidates have been disqualified whereas a former Mubarak official has been qualified
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Hezbollah Victory of Reconstruction - Arabic sub English
Sayyed Nasrallah paid tribute to Hezbollah martyrs who fell during July 2006 war and said \"we are celebrating today the victory of...
Sayyed Nasrallah paid tribute to Hezbollah martyrs who fell during July 2006 war and said \"we are celebrating today the victory of reconstruction over the war of destruction.\"
Waed project Concernig the process of reconstruction, Sayyed Nasrallah said: \"Before the end of the war, I contacted our brothers in Iran and told them about our decision to rebuild what was destroyed by the enemy. Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad generously accepted funding the reconstruction so we started directly after the end of the war.\" \"The Lebanese state is the one responsible for seeking funds from abroad for the reconstruction, but in Lebanon there is a crisis in state institutions because of corruption and bureaucracy,\" His eminence said, adding: \"We are grateful to any Arab country which provided money to the people, and special thanks to the people and President of Iran because without Iran\'s money we couldn\'t have reached this accomplishment speedily\".
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[19 May 2012] 'UN observers in Syria cannot be trusted - News Analysis -...
[19 May 2012] 'UN observers in Syria cannot be trusted - News Analysis - English
Two failed US-backed Security Council resolutions vetoed by...
[19 May 2012] 'UN observers in Syria cannot be trusted - News Analysis - English
Two failed US-backed Security Council resolutions vetoed by Russia and China, promised reforms by Damascus, a new constitution, Kofi Annan's 6-point peace plan followed by a fragile cease-fire and a flock of UN observers and most recently multi party parliamentary elections, all of those have been decisive factors over the past year or so in Syria. But is the Syrian solution gradually turning into the Syrian conundrum as the U-S and its Arab allies are arming groups fighting the government with significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks?
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Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline and Pakistan Energy Situation - An Analysis -...
Hidayat Namah - A current affairs programme by Hidayat TV, UK: This episode is on the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline project and the energy situation...
Hidayat Namah - A current affairs programme by Hidayat TV, UK: This episode is on the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline project and the energy situation in Pakistan
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[27 May 2012] Western media tight-lipped over Bahrain - English
[27 May 2012] Western media tight-lipped over Bahrain - English
Anti-regime demonstrators in the Bahraini village of Dair have blocked roads and...
[27 May 2012] Western media tight-lipped over Bahrain - English
Anti-regime demonstrators in the Bahraini village of Dair have blocked roads and set tires on fire in an act of protest against the ruling Al Khalifa regime. Meanwhile, Bahraini regime forces attacked the houses of leading protesters in Salihiya and arrested dozens of people. The regime forces also fired at anti-regime protesters at Bilad al-Qadim village. On Saturday, several protesters were also injured when security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades in the village of Sitra.Bahrain is in the midst of an ongoing revolution that started in mid-February 2011. Since then, scores of people have been killed and thousands sent to prison.
Press TV has conducted an interview with Ibrahim Moussawi, political analyst, to hear his opinion on this issue.
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[28 May 2012] West loses credibility on Syria - English
[28 May 2012] \'West loses credibility on Syria\' - English
Syria slams the wording of a United Nations Security Council statement on the recent...
[28 May 2012] \'West loses credibility on Syria\' - English
Syria slams the wording of a United Nations Security Council statement on the recent massacre of civilians in the central town of Houla. Ja\'afari said the 15-nation council misinterpreted the words of the head of the UN mission in Syria, General Robert Mood. He was referring to a part in the statement that condemned the Syrian government for the artillery and tank shelling of a residential neighborhood in Houla. Ja\'afari said it was an interpretation of Western states such as Germany and the UK. He added that General Mood had said it was unclear how the mass killings had taken place and that the events needed to be investigated. The Security Council released the statement after an emergency session to discuss the Houla killings. Over one-hundred people were killed and three-hundred others wounded in the town on Friday.
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[30 May 2012] NATO behind Houla massacre - English
[30 May 2012] 'NATO behind Houla massacre' - English
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has said...
[30 May 2012] 'NATO behind Houla massacre' - English
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has said that most of the civilian victims of last week's massacre in the Syrian town of Houla were executed. Over 100 civilians were killed in a massacre in the western town of Houla on May 25. Meanwhile, a number of Western governments have recalled their ambassadors and high-ranking diplomats from Syria in protest to the killing of at least 108 people. The Syrian government says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country and that security forces have been given clear instructions not to harm civilians.
Press TV has conducted an interview with Syed Ali Wasif, from the Society for International Reforms and Research, to hear his opinion on this issue
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[02 June 2012] West after military intervention in Syria: Webster...
[02 June 2012] West after military intervention in Syria: Webster Tarpley - English
A Syrian government investigation into the Houla massacre has...
[02 June 2012] West after military intervention in Syria: Webster Tarpley - English
A Syrian government investigation into the Houla massacre has shown that anti-Damascus armed groups were responsible for the killings in the Syrian town. The leader of Russia's Communist Party says the massacre in Houla, which killed over 100 people, is an intelligence plot concocted by Western politicians.
Press TV has conducted an interview with Dr. Webster Griffin Tarpley, an author and historian from Washington, to further discuss the issue.
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[04 June 2012] Invasion imminent? - News Analysis - English
[04 June 2012] Invasion imminent?-News Analysis - English
In Syria the armed opposition says that it no longer recognizes Kofi Anan's seize fire...
[04 June 2012] Invasion imminent?-News Analysis - English
In Syria the armed opposition says that it no longer recognizes Kofi Anan's seize fire plan. But it still is not clear who is responsible for violating it.
Is Syria headed to civil war? And will there be a foreign military intervention? In another development a British newspaper has revealed that British Special Forces and the MI6 agents have set up camps on Syrian soil. But what is the real reason for presence on another countries soil?
Why are there so many unanswered questions when it comes to the Syrian crisis?
In this edition of News Analysis we will discuss the situation.
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US-NATO - Humanitarian Intervention in Syria: Towards a Regional War? -...
Prof. Michel Chossudovsky, Director of the Centre for Research on Globalization weighs in on the insurrectionary nature of the Syrian conflict and...
Prof. Michel Chossudovsky, Director of the Centre for Research on Globalization weighs in on the insurrectionary nature of the Syrian conflict and its potential to generate a larger regional conflict in the Middle East.
As the Syrian crisis enters its 16th month, the recent massacres in Houla and Hama have revived calls for foreign intervention and the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad. US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice has recently hinted that the United States would soon take action outside of the Annan plan and the authority of the United Nations if the persistent violence in Syria continued unabated. While the Syrian opposition severs its commitment to uphold Kofi Annan's peace plan and openly calls for a UN- no-fly zone to replace the monitoring mission, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced a new transition plan that would remove Assad from power completely. As outside forces plan a post-Assad transition strategy, the people of Syria are fast approaching a historic crossroads, of which may lead to a broader sectarian conflict that would forever reshape the Middle East
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[13 June 2012] Russia will confront any US - led attack on Syria Webster...
[13 June 2012] Russia will confront any US - led attack on Syria Webster Tarpley - English
Israel is apparently laying the groundwork for a...
[13 June 2012] Russia will confront any US - led attack on Syria Webster Tarpley - English
Israel is apparently laying the groundwork for a possible military attack on Syria by alleging that Damascus could be using chemical weapons against the Syrian people. Tel Aviv has recently expressed concern about what it calls the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Israel says the weapons could fall into the wrong hands and that they may even be used by Syria to carry out an attack against Israeli forces. The pretext is being used to justify a possible military assault on Syria even if it means triggering a broader conflict across the region. Ayoob Kara, a senior member of the Israeli Likud Party led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, claimed in an interview with Israel Radio on June 9 that the Syrian government has used "chemical weapons against men, women, and children" during the past months of unrest in the country.
Press TV talks with Dr. Webster Griffin Tarpley, author and historian in Washington, to further shed light on the issue.
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[21 June 2012] Satanic alliance forms against Syria - English
[21 June 2012] Satanic alliance forms against Syria - English
A group of CIA agents are helping anti-government armed gangs in Syria in their...
[21 June 2012] Satanic alliance forms against Syria - English
A group of CIA agents are helping anti-government armed gangs in Syria in their fight against the Damascus government, a report says. According to a New York Times report published on Thursday, some US and Arab intelligence officials say a group of "CIA officers are operating secretly in southern Turkey" and that the agents are helping the anti-Syria governments decide which gangs inside the Arab country will "receive arms to fight the Syrian government."
Press TV has conducted an interview with Mohsen Saleh, a professor at the Lebanese University in Beirut, to further shed light on the issue.
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[21 June 2012] Syria Scenario - News Analysis - English
[21 June 2012] Syria Scenario - News Analysis - English
A recent report from the mainstream daily newspaper New York Times has gone into detail as...
[21 June 2012] Syria Scenario - News Analysis - English
A recent report from the mainstream daily newspaper New York Times has gone into detail as to how the CIA is facilitating arms and other assistance to armed groups in Syria, and it's doing it on Turkish soil, near the borders with Syria. Damascus has always been very vocal that Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia were assisting, funding and arming armed groups operating on the Syrian soil.
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[07 July 2012] Geneva Meeting Clear or Cloudy Sky over Syria - Middle...
[07 July 2012] Geneva Meeting Clear or Cloudy Sky over Syria - English
The latest meeting in Geneva on the current situation in Syria seems to...
[07 July 2012] Geneva Meeting Clear or Cloudy Sky over Syria - English
The latest meeting in Geneva on the current situation in Syria seems to lack executive mechanism as well as true will for its implementation. The special UN-envoy Kofi Annan says the meetings have not helped his plan, while the Syrian opposition outside the country has failed to form a unified political stance.
Russia accuses the United States and its Western allies of trying to distort a previous deal reached by world powers on Syria in the Geneva meeting. On June 30, an agreement was made during the Geneva meeting on a Syrian-led transitional governing body that "could include members of the present government and the opposition and other groups, and shall be formed on the basis of mutual consent."
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[10 July 2012] NATO after regime change in Syria Webster Griffin Tarpley...
[10 July 2012] NATO after regime change in Syria Webster Griffin Tarpley - English
NATO is not after a peaceful solution for the Syrian crisis but...
[10 July 2012] NATO after regime change in Syria Webster Griffin Tarpley - English
NATO is not after a peaceful solution for the Syrian crisis but wants there to be "continuing violence and civil war" ultimately leading to an armed attack followed by "regime change," says an analyst.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned Russia and China over their support for Syria, saying they "will pay a price" for their actions.
During a so-called "Friends of the Syrian People" meeting in Paris on Friday, Clinton launched a scathing attack on Moscow and Beijing and called for imposing pressure against both nations to drop their support for Damascus.
"I do not believe that Russia and China are paying any price at all - nothing at all - for standing up on behalf of the [Syrian President Bashar] Assad regime."
"The only way that will change is if every nation represented here directly and urgently makes it clear that Russia and China will pay a price," Clinton warned.
Russia and China boycotted the latest "Friends of the Syrian People" meeting as one-sided.
Press TV has talked with author and historian, Dr. Webster Griffin Tarpley to further discuss the issue.
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[18 July 2012] Should Africans support Iran in the face of western...
[18 July 2012] Should Africans support Iran in the face of western economic imperialism - English
Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone and a host of...
[18 July 2012] Should Africans support Iran in the face of western economic imperialism - English
Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone and a host of African nations have been threatened with sanctions if the import oil from Iran. Some of them rely on Iranian oil because of the flexibility in payment.
In Tanzania, Iranian embassy and a shipping agent in Dubai had to assure the country that no Iranian ships have been re-flagged to dodge sanctions to import oil to the East African nation.
Kenya has cancelled plans to import crude oil from Iran following threats of sanctions, an official at the Kenyan energy ministry has said.
The outline deal signed last month was to import about 4 Million tonnes of oil from the Iranian National Oil Company.
But the US embassy in Nairobi had warned it was important to cut revenue to the Iranian government.
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[19 July 2012] Aljazeera, Alarabiya play as Hollywood soundstage - News...
[19 July 2012] Aljazeera, Alarabiya play as Hollywood soundstage in Syria Webster Tarpley - News Analysis - English
A bomb explosion at the...
[19 July 2012] Aljazeera, Alarabiya play as Hollywood soundstage in Syria Webster Tarpley - News Analysis - English
A bomb explosion at the National Security headquarters in the capital Damascus claims the life of Syrian defense minister General Daoud Rajha and brother-in-law of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, General Assef Shawkat, as well as a senior security official. The blast also injured the interior minister: That is the latest in Syria's situation as violence plagues the capital.
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[26 July 2012] US bent on destabilizing political process in Syria -...
[26 July 2012] US bent on destabilizing political process in Syria - English
Syrian government forces are engaging Western-backed militants to...
[26 July 2012] US bent on destabilizing political process in Syria - English
Syrian government forces are engaging Western-backed militants to save the city of Aleppo as more foreign terrorists amass near the Turkish border.
Press TV has conducted an interview with Mr. Issa al-Chaer, Syrian Social Club, London about the acknowledgment finally by some Western media outlets that foreign-backed militants are indeed fighting in Syria and the hypocrisy of US support for these terrorist elements.
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