Brazilian socialist Israel Dutra interviews Swiss-Syrian activist and academic Joseph Daher about the situation in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
Joseph Daher
Popular mobilisation in the Rif region in Morocco鈥檚 north have continued and spread to several of the North African country鈥檚 towns, despite repression by security forces and the regime's attempts to discredit the movement.
Meanwhile, several thousand police officers have been sent to Al Hoceima to stop the demonstrations.
The expression 鈥渂usiness as usual鈥 summarises the view of the revolution in Bahrain held by the Bahraini authorities, Western governments, international media like Al Jazeera, and the Gulf states.
The Formula One Grand Prix has been confirmed by the International Automobile Federation. It declared the decision to reinstate it 鈥渞eflects the spirit of reconciliation in Bahrain鈥.
The streets of Cairo were full of protesters on January 27, two days after the first anniversary of the beginning of the revolution on January 25 last.
The day was called 鈥淔riday of Pride and Dignity". The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) was again defeated by the huge participation of Egyptians in the demonstrations.
The protesters' slogans and chants demanded the overthrow of SCAF and direct transition of powers to the parliament. The attempts by SCAF to transform the anniversary of the anti-Mubarak uprising into celebrations were a failure.