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Graffiti of a Syrian opposition flag. (REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed)

Opinion: A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed

by Eyad Abu Shakra | May 23, 2013 | Opinion

Does Syria have any friends left? This is a good question which should be raised before the G11 or the core “Friends of Syria” group meet in Jordan before the promised Geneva 2 conference takes place. What precisely do some Friends of Syria want? Do all of those...

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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

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 21, 2013 | Middle East

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...

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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

by Diana Moukalled | May 20, 2013 | Opinion

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...

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Syrian Opposition Coalition members and Syrian National Coalition members attend a meeting in Istanbul. (AP)

Opinion: Saving Syria’s Revolution

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | May 18, 2013 | Opinion

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...

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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)

Opinion: The Iraqization of Syria

by Yousef Al-Dayni | May 18, 2013 | Opinion

The disregard shown by the international community towards Syria, particularly by “mastermind” the US, continues to cast its shadow over the developments in the region. Unfortunately, not only is the Obama administration floundering in its attempts to establish a...