On 21 August, a series of chemical attacks were perpetrated in the Al-Ghouta suburbs of eastern Damascus. Sources say that between 281 and 1,729 civilians were killed, while the NGO Medicins Sans Frontieres reported that around 3,600 were injured in (...)
Israel's raid on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla on 31 May 2010 caused the severance of diplomatic relations with Turkey and spawned legal actions in several countries. Claims in compensation cases in Turkish courts from only 40 victims have already (...)
The distorted Western media coverage of the conflict in Syria has been just one example of the many interests at work in the country, writes Richard Lightbown in London
Much has been written about the barbarous massacre in the Syrian administrative (...)
The Palmer Panel needed less "light unto nations" and more common sense, rues Richard Lightbown
The report of the UN Panel of Inquiry on the Gaza Flotilla Incident which was finally released on 2 September is an example of how dangerous a little (...)