Syrian Leader Assad to speak today-- here's what he will say

Leaked speech notes to the Russian press show us what Assad is going to say, and it does no include any talk of leaving; the influx of Syrian refugees to Lebanon must stop; and active North Sinai journalist and blogger Mohamed Sabry in prison.

A glimpse on what is going on inside this man's head.

Arab Saga [2]

Assad's roadmap for peace in Syria

A sneak peek at Assad's speech to been given later today.

A State of Mind [3]

The Uncontrolled Influx of Syrian Refugees to Lebanon Must Stop

What needs to be talked about is our ability as a country which can’t take care of its own people to handle almost 700,000 refugees, 190,000 of which are very recent. The answer is a succinct and quite honest: no way.

Sleepless in Amman [4]

6 Reasons you should Visit Jordan

A proud member of the Hashemite Kingdom boasts about why Jordan is the cat's meow.

Syria Comment [5]

News Round Up (Jan 5, 2013)

Jean Aziz at Lebanon Pulse on www.al-monitor.com writes about “a new proposal to resolve the crisis in Syria,” and the “roadmap to a solution” that Assad is expected to provide.

Egyptian Chronicles [6]

#Sinai : Back to military trials

Unfortunately active North Sinai journalist and blogger Mohamed Sabry “who is well known to almost all foreign journalists who worked in North Sinai” was arrested yesterday while doing a report about the area where our soldiers were killed on the borders last August 2011.