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A general view shows the exterior of the first embassy of the Syrian interim government to open in Qatar, during the inauguration ceremony in the capital Doha on March 27, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB)
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A Syrian Christian stands at the entrance to a monastery in Mishtaya. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
Syria’s Christian Community Under Attack
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The plight of Syria’s Christian community has returned to the fore once again this week after opposition forces claimed that the Assad regime has targeted churches in the Deir Ezzor region. Websites affiliated with the Syrian opposition...Caption:
Moaz Alkhatib talks to the press following his meeting with Arab League Secretary General Nabil ElAraby (not seen) in the League headquarters in Cairo on February 11, 2013. (AFP)
Alkhatib Says NATO’s Patriot Refusal Grants Assad Impunity
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—NATO’s refusal to respond to Alkhatib’s plea for Patriot missile-cover for rebel held areas of northern Syria will encourage the Al-Assad regime to continue to act with impunity, the Syrian National Coalition leader said on Wednesday. Speaking...Caption:
A pre-Baath Syrian flag, currently used by the Syrian opposition, is seen in front of the seat of the Syrian delegation at the opening of the Arab League summit in Doha, Qatar, 26 March 2013. (EPA)
Opposition Takes Syria’s Seat at Arab League
Doha, Asharq Al-Awsat—The decision to offer the opposition the Syrian seat at the Arab League summit taking place this week in Qatar has dominated the agenda of the meeting so far. Qatar’s ruler, Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al–Thani, offered the current leader of the...Caption:
Ghassan Hitto, the man chosen to head the Syrian opposition’s new interim government, listens to Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, unseen, during a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)