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The Battle of Damascus (part 2)
15/08/2012 - THE DEBATE

The Battle of Damascus (part 2)

It’s a long road to Damascus for France 24’s reporters. When they went into Syria last month with the rebels, they found danger and a lot of determination on both sides. But is fighting the only solution? François Picard’s panel is of two minds.
The Battle of Damascus
15/08/2012 - THE DEBATE

The Battle of Damascus

It’s a long road to Damascus for France 24’s reporters. When they went into Syria last month with the rebels, they found danger and a lot of determination on both sides. But is fighting the only solution? François Picard’s panel is of two minds.
‘Syria Planned to use Russian Ties As Way Around Sanctions’
15/08/2012 - IN THE INTERNATIONAL PAPERS

‘Syria Planned to use Russian Ties As Way Around Sanctions’

International papers, Wednesday 15th August: The Wall Street Journal has an in-depth report on how the Syrian regime may have planned to make money despite international sanctions; Israel's Haaretz imagines life after the fall of Bashar Al-Assad; The new-look Republican presidential ticket is analysed in the International Herald Tribune; A UK couple have won more than £140 million - but say their win will not change them.
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Food fight: the return of record grain prices (part 2)
14/08/2012 - THE DEBATE

Food fight: the return of record grain prices (part 2)

Is it really down to a choice between filling the tank or feeding the planet? With droughts in the US and Eastern Europe and pushing grain prices to record highs, environmentalists are calling for an end to ethanol.
Food fight: the return of record grain prices
14/08/2012 - THE DEBATE

Food fight: the return of record grain prices

Is it really down to a choice between filling the tank or feeding the planet? With droughts in the US and Eastern Europe and pushing grain prices to record highs, environmentalists are calling for an end to ethanol.
Ex-PM attacks Hollande’s leadership on Syria
13/08/2012 - SYRIA

Ex-PM attacks Hollande’s leadership on Syria

French President François Hollande isn’t doing enough to resolve the Syrian crisis, former conservative Prime Minister François Fillon (pictured) wrote Wednesday in a cutting editorial in right-wing daily Le Figaro.
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The World this Week - August 10th, 2012 (part 2)
10/08/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World this Week - August 10th, 2012 (part 2)

In Syria, as rebels prepare a counter-attack for Aleppo, the British government says it's upping its assistance to the opposition. Annette Young and our panel of journalists also discuss how being the member of a feminist, punk band in Moscow can land you in jail, if there is a possibility of life on Mars and with the Olympics about to end, what will be the defining element of these London games.
The World this Week - August 10th, 2012 (part 1)
10/08/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World this Week - August 10th, 2012 (part 1)

In Syria, as rebels prepare a counter-attack for Aleppo, the British government says it's upping its assistance to the opposition. Annette Young and our panel of journalists also discuss how being the member of a feminist, punk band in Moscow can land you in jail, if there is a possibility of life on Mars and with the Olympics about to end, what will be the defining element of these London games.
Children freed from Muslim sect's underground bunker
09/08/2012 - RUSSIA

Children freed from Muslim sect's underground bunker

At least 15 children were freed by Russian authorities after having been held for years in an underground bunker by a Muslim sect in Kazan in eastern Tartarstan. Some 60 members of the group had lived for more than 10 years below a mosque.
Kuwait and Lebanon will not attend Iran’s meeting on Syria
09/08/2012 - IRAN - SYRIA

Kuwait and Lebanon will not attend Iran’s meeting on Syria

Iran, the main regional ally of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, was to host a meeting on Thursday in a bid to stop Syria's 17-month conflict and position itself as a mediator in peace efforts, although several neighbours declined to attend.
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