The World Health Organization has hesitated for weeks over a polio immunisation campaign in Syria's contested Deir ez-Zor province and even blocked the analysis of virus samples, according to Der Spiegel. Europe's largest newsmagazine says that experts from the US Centers for Disease Control have been working with rebels since summer on an early … [Read more...] about WHO blocked #Syria #polio campaign for weeks because of regional in-fighting says Spiegel
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Where do Iran and the West have shared interests in #Syria? What can’t be discussed in polite conversation
If you're interested in the real politics of the Middle East (as we are), this thoughtful 17-minute podcast from the New Yorker deserves your time. Dexter Filkins wrote a typically long and detailed piece in last week's New Yorker about Qasssem Suleimani, the Commander of the Quds Force within the Republican Guard (picture below). The discussion … [Read more...] about Where do Iran and the West have shared interests in #Syria? What can’t be discussed in polite conversation
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