Division over Hitto
“His origins are Kurdish and he was born in Damascus; this allows him to create good relations with all Syria’s communities. He could become the best mediator to resolve unsettled issues because he...
View ArticleBRICS Leadership Will Be Tested by Syria
The humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Syria is probably the most serious crisis facing the world today. And yet, the international community is struggling to find a way forward. With more than four...
View ArticleMore Syrian Bloodshed
Ever since the Syrian regime first rose to power via a suspicious and mysterious military coup, with Hafez Al-Assad and later his son Bashar assuming the presidency, dreadful political crimes have been...
View ArticleHitto in the Words of Those Who Oppose Him
Everyone is on their way to the Arab summit in Doha. For the kings and presidents in attendance, there will be nothing more pressing to discuss than the Syrian crisis and its humanitarian, political,...
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The Brotherhood’s Man in London
Syrian Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Zuheir Salem. Source: Tam Hussein Out of all the places to meet Zuheir Salem, the number two man of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood (SMB), a David Brent-style office...
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Syrian Brotherhood Leaders to Officially Return to Syria
Graffiti of a Syrian opposition flag. (REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed)Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—After being banned in Syria for more than 30 years, Muslim Brotherhood leaders have decided to officially return to...
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Divisions in Syrian Opposition “Frustrating” France
US secretary of state John Kerry (R) walks behind Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov (L) at the start of a NATO–Russia foreign ministers meeting at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels on April...
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Syrian Opposition to Discuss Replacing Hitto as Interim PM–Source
Ghassan Hitto, the Syrian opposition’s newly elected interim prime minister, speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey. (AP) Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—A Syrian opposition source claims that the...
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Syria: Hitto resigns as the battle for Homs continues
A handout image released by the Syrian opposition’s Shaam News Network on July 9, 2013, allegedly shows smoke rising from buildings in Syria’s central city of Homs following airstrikes by government...
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Tu’mah on Geneva II
The prime minister of the Syrian opposition’s interim government, Ahmed Tu’mah, speaks at the National Coalition of Syrian and Revolution and Opposition Forces ahead of his election to the post on...
View ArticleGhassan Hitto: The Influential Technocrat
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—49-year-old Ghassan Hitto, the newly-elected head of the interim Syrian government, enjoys two key advantages that the opposition … continue...
View ArticleFSA Commanders Oppose Hitto Appointment
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—Members of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) have voiced their dismay at the appointment of Ghassan Hitto as … continue reading FSA Commanders Oppose...
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