Rory O'KeeffeJul 31, 201934 min readIdlib, Istanbul, Turkey and the EU: Review, 30 July 20192019 Statistics so far 1. New arrivals by sea 2. Transfers from the islands to mainland 3. Other removals from the islands 4. Detention...
Rory O'KeeffeDec 10, 20172 min read'Defeat' of IS does not end Syria's warSyrian journalist and activist Bahia al Mardini dismisses claims that Bashar al Assad has ‘won’ the war in Syria, and calls for democracy...
Rory O'KeeffeDec 8, 20175 min readHizbollah promises to leave Syria in exchange for Hariri continuing as Lebanese PMSaad Hariri, Lebanon’s Prime Minister, has withdrawn his resignation from the role. We have noted in some detail the situation...
Rory O'KeeffeNov 22, 20174 min readLebanon's Hariri 'pauses' resignationSaad Hariri has ‘paused’ his resignation as Lebanon’s Prime Minister. Speaking in Beirut, to which he has returned for the first time...