Voltaire Network

Syria Press Review

Six times a week Voltaire Network presents a review of press articles about Syria appearing in major Western newspapers and from the Gulf.
It is laid out in two parts: a synthesis, which seeks to distill the daily messages that the political communication services convey through the media to the public at large, followed by an analytical section that focuses on certain articles which carry a particular message or an exclusive information.
Each edition comes with a compendium in Pdf format reproducing the most representative pieces.
Available in five languages, this press review is an analysis and decision-making support designed for professionals (researchers, journalists, diplomats, military) who need to take a step back to avoid being overwhelmed by propaganda and gain a perspective of the different strategies in progress.
Every day Voltaire Network examines one hundred newspapers and magazines in German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch and Portuguese, including:
ABC, Chicago Tribune, China Daily, Corriere della Sera, Dagblad De Pers, Dallas Morning News, De Morgen, De Standaard, Der Standard, Der Tagesspiegel, Diario de Noticias, Die Presse, Global Times, Die Welt, El Mundo, El Pais, Frankfürter Allgemeine Zeitung, Financial Times Deutschland, Gulf News, Haaretz, Handelsblatt, Il Fatto, Il Giornale, International Herald Tribune, Iran Daily, Jerusalem Post, Jornal de Noticias, Kleine Zeitung, Kuwait Times, L’Orient-Le Jour, La Croix, La Repubblica, La Stampa, La Vanguardia, Le Droit, Le Figaro, Le Journal de Montréal, Le Journal du dimanche, Le Monde, Le Parisien-Aujourd’hui en France, Le Temps, Libération, Libero, Moscow Times, National Post, New York Post, New York Times, Oman Daily Observer, Publico , San Francisco Chronicle, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Tageszeitung, Tehran Times, The Age, The Arab Times, The Australian, The Daily Star, The Daily Telegraph, The Globe and Mail, The Herald, The Hindu, The Independent, The Irish Times, The Khaleej Times, The National, The Saudi Gazette, The Scotsman, Times of India, Times of Oman, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, Tribune de Genève, USA Today.

59 articles

« SYRIA PRESS REVIEW » #63

Damascus attacks: Western press backs off from conspiracy theory

18 March 2012

The new attacks are covered in a manner very different from the previous ones. The Atlanticist press which had ascribed the earlier attacks in Damascus and Aleppo to the Syrian secret service has backtracked from this conspiracy theory since Ayman Al-Zawahiri claimed responsibility in the name (…)

« SYRIA PRESS REVIEW » #62

France ready to support regional war

17 March 2012

The fake e-mails by the al-Assad couple released by the Guardian were startling in their naivete; everyone was thus looking forward to further developments. Consider it done: The Daily Telegraph asserts that the online shopping attributed to Asma al-Assad violates the unilateral sanctions of (…)

« SYRIA PRESS REVIEW » #61

The Assad e-mails

16 March 2012

The first anniversary of the "Syrian Revolution" was the occasion to double the dose of communication.
– On the Government’s side, huge demonstrations were organized in all major cities. They drew large crowds, underscoring a super-majority support. It was an opportunity for those in power to (…)

« SYRIA PRESS REVIEW » #59

Negotiating peace or al-Assad’s departure?

11 March 2012

The diplomatic efforts of U.N.-Arab League Special Envoy Kofi Annan, on the one hand, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, on the other hand, are running into the blatant bad faith of Qatar, France and their protégés.
Mr. Annan could not initiate mediation between the Syrian National (…)

« SYRIA PRESS REVIEW » #58

CNS rejects UN and Arab League mediation

10 March 2012

After the resignation of a senior official from the Oil Ministry, it is the mass resignation and flight to Turkey of a group of brigadier generals which captivates the attention of the Atlanticist and Gulf press. The decomposition of the system would thus appear to be confirmed. Alas! No one can (…)

« SYRIA PRESS REVIEW » #57

An inconsequential resignation

9 March 2012

The Atlanticist and, to a lesser extent, the Gulf media seized on the resignation of Abdo Hussameddin, presented as the first defection from within the Syrian government. This turnaround is perceived as the first fissure at the top levels of what appeared to be a monolithic regime.
The press, (…)

« SYRIA PRESS REVIEW » #55

Pentagon confirms its disengagement

20 February 2012

U.S. military leaders are regurgitating statements to justify their withdrawal from the Syrian crisis. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, keeps repeating to Congress and the press that, since most of the major powers are already engaged in the theater of (…)

« SYRIA PRESS REVIEW » #54

NATO backs off while London and Paris still scheming

19 February 2012

Anders Fogh Rasmussen told Reuters that NATO will not intervene in Syria, even if the UN Security Council were to change its mind and give him the green light. In doing so, the Secretary General of NATO feigns to walk away from war not because of the double veto by Russia and China, but due to (…)

« SYRIA PRESS REVIEW » #53

Washington admits Bashar al-Assad’s ouster not on the cards

17 February 2012

After hearing the terrifying report by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN General Assembly condemned the repression in Syria by 137 votes in favor, 12 against and 17 abstentions.
After Homs and Hama, the Syrian Army has taken back Deraa. The survivors of the Wahhabi Legion have (…)

« SYRIA PRESS REVIEW » #52

Syria indicted before UN General Assembly

16 February 2012

The United Nations General Assembly, presided by Qatar, held a special session on the Syrian situation. The High Commissioner for Human Rights, South African lawyer Navi Pillay, presented a chilling report on the abuses attributed to the al-Assad administration, with particular emphasis on rape (…)

« SYRIA PRESS REVIEW » #51

Foreign instructors leave, Al Qaeda arrives

15 February 2012

The new Western discourse coincides with the withdrawal of many foreign instructors, as witnessed in the field, and with the statements of Ayman al-Zawahari (the Egyptian leader of Al-Qaeda since the official demise of Osama bin Laden) announcing the arrival of his fighters. In fact, Al-Qaeda is (…)

« SYRIA PRESS REVIEW » #50

Al-Qaeda strikes in Aleppo

13 February 2012

In reporting the Aleppo attacks, the international press has consecrated four times less space than usual. This can be interpreted in two ways: Either the public is getting weary of the rampant Iraqization of Syria or the press is baffled by the responsibility claims. The attacks of Aleppo were (…)

« SYRIA PRESS REVIEW » #49

Faced with competition from the SCO, will NATO choose diplomacy or arms?

10 February 2012

While the likelihood of a conventional war against Syria has been swept aside by the Russian and Chinese double veto, Westerners have been left with no alternative plan. Above all, they do not know how to handle the conflict pitting them against the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO): (…)

« SYRIA PRESS REVIEW » #48

Westerners looking for a "Plan B"

9 February 2012

At the forefront of the international stage, Turkey has called for the creation of a group of "Friends of Democratic Syria," modeled on the "Contact Group for Libya," while the Italian press ruminates over the possibilities of NATO indirect intervention. However, if such action were to take (…)

« SYRIA PRESS REVIEW » #47

Russia’s popularity in Syria confounds the West

8 February 2012

The Western press continues to dwell on the triumphant welcome given to the Russian delegation by the people in Damascus, but is at a loss to explain it. It fails to understand the reason for such a huge turnout or why the throng cheered Sergei Lavrov when it should have jeered him. Above all, (…)

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