As Arabs celebrate Labor Day, Assad makes a rare public appearance

Syrian President Assad makes a rare public appearance at an electrical plant in Damascus. (image AFP/Uprooted Palestinians)
Assad Marks Labor Day in Rare Public Visit
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad made a rare public visit on Wednesday to the Umayyad electrical plant in Tishreen Garden of Damascus electrical plant in central Damascus to congratulate its workers and Syria's workers on Labor Day
Source: Uprooted Palestinians
Iran: "Ahmadinejad arrested, quizzed and released”
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appears to have been arrested and held for questioning for seven hours this week by order of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Source: Arab Saga
Coptic Palm Sunday Street Parade Axed to Keep the Peace
Fr Seraphim, Coptic priest in the nearby city of Daryut, said, ‘Christians in Egypt have seen more persecution in the past than we see now.
‘And of course you have to make use of the opportunity: there is no government.’
‘And of course you have to make use of the opportunity: there is no government.’
Source: A Sense of Belonging
















