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ADO-World.org By MOHAMMAD ALI ATASSI The New York Times: June 26, 2011 Beirut, Lebanon IN 2009, National Geographic published an article on Syria by a special correspondent, Don Belt, who had interviewed President Bashar al-Assad. In 2000, shortly after the funeral of his father, President Hafez al-Assad, the son entered …

Bloomberg, June 28, 2011 MOSCOW, Russia – ADO-World.org – Russia’s envoy to Africa Mikhail Margelov called for an end to "all forms of violence" in Syria and urged talks after meeting a delegation of human rights activists from the Middle Eastern country. "We want to see an end to all …

By DAVID NOWAK, Associated Press June 28, 2011 MOSCOW, Russia – ADO-World.org – A Kremlin Mideast envoy told a visiting Syrian opposition delegation on Tuesday that Russia sees no other friend in Syria than its people, saying "leaders come and go." Mikhail Margelov’s comments signal a possible softening of Russia’s …

During a month stationed in Deraa, neither Wasid nor any of his fellow conscripts saw a single armed demonstrator Martin Chulov in Istanbul guardian.co.uk, Monday 27 June 2011 ADO-World.org – Wasid, a Syrian conscript, set off for the southern town of Deraa in late April filled with the zeal of …

"Who are these people who will take part in the dialogue?" said Georges Chachan, a member of Syria’s Assyrian community and an opposition activist now living in Belgium. "If they are people chosen by the regime to speak in the language of the regime and to work on the timetable …

ADO-World.org PATRICK MARTIN JERUSALEM — Globe and Mail Wednesday, Jun. 15, 2011 Above the tomb of Hafez al-Assad in the Syrian mountaintop village of Qardaha is a verse from the Koran: “Obey Allah. Obey the Messenger and those charged with authority among you.” It’s an attempt by the Assad regime …

12-JUNE-2011     Dear Erol Dora, Shlomo We, in the Assyrian Democratic Organization (ADO), would like to offer our congratulations on your election to the Turkish Parliament.  It is an honor and high time that an Assyrian (Suryoyo) with integrity and intellect achieved success in politics in Turkey. For decades, …

ADO-World.org – Istanbul June 13, 2011 On Sunday, June 12, 2011, Assyrian attorney Erol Dora became the first Christian in 50 years to win a seat in Turkey’s Parliament.  Erol Dora, 47-years-old, was a born in the village of Hassana, and became a refugee when the village was evacuated by …

ADO-World.org Project begun in 1921 to translate ancient cuneiform finally concluded Alison Flood The Guardian Tuesday 7 June 2011 A 21-volume dictionary detailing an ancient Mesopotamian language has finally been completed after 90 years’ work. The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary identifies and explains the words carved in stone and written in …

ADO-World.org Maher al-Assad, the Syrian president’s younger brother, has become a man of many epithets. By Adrian Blomfield, Middle East Correspondent The Telegraph 09 Jun 2011 To the regime’s opponents, he is "the most feared man in the country"; "the Butcher of Deraa" or simply "the enforcer". As Syria’s uprising …