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Ghassan Hitto, the Syrian opposition’s newly elected interim prime minister, speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey. (AP)
by Thair Abbas | Mar 21, 2013 | Middle East
Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—Members of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) have voiced their dismay at the appointment of Ghassan Hitto as Syria’s interim prime minister. Commanders from the FSA inside Syria told Asharq Al-Awsat that they have only been familiar with Hitto for a...
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Druze leader Walid Jumblatt. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
by Thair Abbas | Mar 10, 2013 | Interviews
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Lebanese MP, Druze leader, and head of the Progressive Socialist Party Walid Jumblatt is not at ease these days. From his standpoint nearly all of the recent developments in and around Lebanon bode ill, especially in regards to the Syrian...
