Political Comment (30 July 2012)

 

Against the background of continued acrimony in the Security Council, the Syrian government has launched a counteroffensive which has regained control of areas in Damascus seized by rebels and was closing in on Aleppo at the end of the week. The Arab League has invited President Bashar al-Asad to step down and is dispatching a mission to Russia and China. Egypt's new president has met with the leader of Gaza's Hamas...