This morning, according to several testimonies, an attack with chemical weapons was carried out against the civilian population in northern Syria. The attack has caused at least 58 dead, including – according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights – not less than eleven children. This is a provisional toll expected to rise. A few…
Let’s think again about Arab Springs, that series of anti-governmental protests affecting Arab countries of North Africa and the Middle East originated in Tunisia in late 2010. The uprisings moved from one Arab country to another until they reached Yemen in 2011. Many people came to the streets against the Government. No-one could imagine the…
In today’s world, religious based conflict is a known fact to all. Considering the issue of religion, this article is all about the inter-religious dialogue as a mean to find a new dimension for peace. At first, we need to be clear about the meaning of Interreligious and interfaith dialogue, being the exchange of religious views…
The war in Syria is not new. Since March 2011 there have been thousands of victims of a fratricidal conflict that sees the central government of Bashar al Assad opposed by many representatives of various groups, often simply referred to as “rebels”, but whose ranks are marked by the clash between profoundly different groups. As…
The Syrian army has announced to be close to the total control of Aleppo. Day by day, the moment of the final showdown is approaching. The limited information that filters from Aleppo, once among the most important cities in Syria, tells of human and architectural wreckage occupying every living space. There still are people in…
Today, in a Damascus police station. A child, 7 year old, was used as suicide bombers. She wore a belt with an explosive charge. The Syrian government agency “Sana” writes. The terrorists let the child in a police station in the Midan district and used the remote device. The babe and two policemen died in the…
By Emma Bonino There is still time to negotiate, Emma Bonino is convinced of that. The United States of America will take some time before they drop their missiles on Syria. In the meantime it’s possible to try to put politics on the ground again, since Europe seems to finally have found a common position…
by Christiana Ruggeri It’s a fight against time. Not only to save their lives, but to preserve their infancy. The psychological balance, the studying, the playing. Just like calm sleep and serenity: it will be more difficult to have these kids find them again. It has been defined, not randomly, a canceled generation. They are…
Over the past five years I have often pointed out how the ongoing financial crisis that has hit Western economies has also had devastating impacts on virtually all sectors of society: trade, industry, the world of work, the economy on the whole as well as the health care system. As the years go by, however,…
