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Graffiti of a Syrian opposition flag. (REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed)
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Members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah carry the coffin of a comrade during his funeral in Baalbek, in the Lebanese Bekaa valley on May 21, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/STR)
Obama, Suleiman agree to keep Lebanon out of Syrian conflict
Washington/Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—US President Barack Obama telephoned Lebanese President Michel Suleiman yesterday to discuss developments in Syria, especially Hezbollah’s role in the ongoing crisis in Syria. A White House statement said: “President Obama stressed...Caption:
Syrian protesters chant anti-President Bashar Assad slogans and wave a revolutionary flag in front of their embassy in Amman, Jordan, Friday, May 17, 2013 to condemn a May 10 massacre in Banias, Syria. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)
Opinion: The Heart of the Syrian Revolution
After showing the dead body to his audience, a Syrian rebel known as Abu Saqqar held up an internal organ he had ripped out of a Syrian regime soldier, looked at the camera and brutally bit into it. Abu Saqqar did not settle for this lone act, but instead vowed to...Caption:
Syrian Opposition Coalition members and Syrian National Coalition members attend a meeting in Istanbul. (AP)
Opinion: Saving Syria’s Revolution
All eyes are on the Syrian people who are set to choose a leader for the Syrian National Coalition next week. The process began approximately two months ago when members of the opposition disagreed over Ghassan Hitto’s appointment. A prospective choice who was...Caption:
Rebels from Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Nusra Front waving their brigade flag on the top of a captured Syrian air force helicopter in Idlib province, northern Syria (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN, File)