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Syrian interim Prime Minister Ahmad Tomah in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Syrian National Coalition PM on New Cabinet, Geneva, and Al-Qaeda

by Thair Abbas | Oct 13, 2013 | Interviews

Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—Dogged by accusations that it is out of touch with activists and fighters on the ground in Syria, the National Coalition for Revolutionary and Opposition Forces has long struggled to assert itself as the legitimate representative of the...

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Syrian interim Prime Minister Ahmad Tomah in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Syria: Interim PM Tomeh “disappointed” with international community

by Thair Abbas | Oct 12, 2013 | Middle East

Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, the newly elected Prime Minister of the opposition-backed Syrian interim government Ahmad Tomeh criticized the international community, saying that the Syrian opposition is frustrated with the...

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Kurdish opposition fighters attend a ceremony on July 18, 2013, in the northern Syrian border village of al Qamishli. (AFP)

Ankara warns Kurds against secession in north Syria

by Thair Abbas | Jul 27, 2013 | Middle East

Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ankara is cautiously observing the latest developments in areas with Kurdish majorities in the north of Syria, fearing they will spill over onto Turkish territory. The Turkish government announced yesterday that a Turkish boy had been killed...

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Pro-Islamic Turks take part in a demonstration supporting deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi in Istanbul July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)

Egypt-Turkey ties deteriorate on Mursi ouster

by Thair Abbas | Jul 17, 2013 | Middle East

Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkey has called for the immediate release of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, a step that the new government in Cairo has condemned as “blatant interference” in Egypt’s domestic affairs. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...

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File photo of Gürsel Tekin, vice-president of Turkey’s Republican People’s Party. (AAA)

Gürsel Tekin: The view from Taksim

by Thair Abbas | Jun 14, 2013 | Interviews

Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—Vice President of the Turkish opposition Republican People’s Party, Gürsel Tekin, called on Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to put aside his intransigence and listen to the Taksim Square protesters. Speaking exclusively to Asharq...