Sakhr Al-Makhadhi http://sakhr.co.uk Journalist – from London to Damascus Thu, 10 May 2012 19:49:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Syrian election farce http://sakhr.co.uk/2012/05/09/the-syrian-election-farce/ http://sakhr.co.uk/2012/05/09/the-syrian-election-farce/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 01:08:55 +0000 Sakhr http://sakhr.co.uk/?p=897 Will the Syrian parliamentary elections have any impact on the year-long uprising? Kofi Annan says Syria risks falling into civil war – how close is that scenario? My latest two-way for BBC World.

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How well is the ceasefire holding? Will the monitoring team be able to do its job? Will the economy be the straw that breaks Syria’s back? And just how frustrated are Syrians with the international community?

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]]> http://sakhr.co.uk/2012/04/12/hours-until-the-ceasefire/feed/ 0 Is Russia about to abandon Syria? http://sakhr.co.uk/2012/04/10/is-russia-about-to-abandon-syria/ http://sakhr.co.uk/2012/04/10/is-russia-about-to-abandon-syria/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:15:37 +0000 Sakhr http://sakhr.co.uk/?p=878 In my latest two-way for the BBC News Channel: will Moscow turn up the pressure on Bashar Al-Assad? How strong is the Syrian government? Will the world back the rebel fighters?

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]]> http://sakhr.co.uk/2012/04/08/top-story/feed/ 0 Syria – no end in sight http://sakhr.co.uk/2012/04/08/syria-no-end-in-sight/ http://sakhr.co.uk/2012/04/08/syria-no-end-in-sight/#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:02:55 +0000 Sakhr http://sakhr.co.uk/?p=865 In my latest for the BBC News Channel: the war of words between the Syrian government and the rebel fighters. The militants are offering to stop fighting – but will they? How did we get it so wrong about Bashar Al-Assad? And is there anything the international community can do?

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]]> http://sakhr.co.uk/2012/04/06/ceasefire-in-syria/feed/ 0 The UN mission to Syria http://sakhr.co.uk/2012/03/18/the-un-mission-to-syria/ http://sakhr.co.uk/2012/03/18/the-un-mission-to-syria/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:45:14 +0000 Sakhr http://sakhr.co.uk/?p=846 Is Kofi Annan’s UN monitoring mission going to change anything in Syria? Will it have free access across the country? Will this benefit the Syrian government, or the opposition? And do Syrians even care? My latest for Five Live.

Five Live 180312 by sakhr

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And as thousands of refugees flee Syria, will Kofi Annan’s visit to Damascus change anything? My latest two-way for BBC World TV.

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And the difficulty of verifying reports coming out of Syria. My latest two-way for BBC Radio Five Live.

Five Live 060312 (mp3)

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