Who says democracy in the Middle East is dead?

An intriguing report (translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute) from Akhbar Al-Sharq, a Syrian opposition Web site:

Representatives from 55 Syrian Arab tribes have declared the establishment of a joint association called the "Party of the Nation."

A communiqué released by the party stated that it "will function democratically, together with the other opposition forces, to change Assad's criminal dictatorial regime."

Hat tip to James Taranto.