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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 Gulf states could not have acted differently on Syria

by Asaad Al-Shamlan | Jun 6, 2013 | Debate

The Gulf states, particularly Saudi Arabia and Qatar, did well to be extremely supportive of the popular uprising in Syria. These states are credited as being pioneers in providing the Syrian Revolution with solid support at all its junctures, from media, diplomatic,...

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British Foreign Secretary William Hague, left, talks with Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, center, and Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger, during the EU foreign ministers meeting, at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 27, 2013 (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

EU drops arms embargo on Syrian rebels

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 28, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The EU dropped its arms embargo on the Syrian opposition yesterday after a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels ended without agreement. Without a unanimous decision among member-states to either extend or lift the embargo, the existing ban...

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British Foreign Secretary William Hague, right, listens to Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius, during the EU foreign ministers meeting, at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 27, 2013. The European Union nations remain divided on Monday whether to ease sanctions against Syria to allow for weapons shipments to rebels fighting the regime of Syria’s President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

EU discusses arming Syria’s rebels

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 27, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Foreign Ministers of the EU member states will discuss lifting the arms embargo on Syria’s opposition today, though many governments have expressed doubts about the move. Both the UK and France are expected to push for the embargo to be...

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UK Foreign Secretary William Hague meeting the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in London today. Source: FCO

Russian Foreign Minister: Arming Syrian Rebels ‘Illegal’

by Alex Edwards | Mar 14, 2013 | World

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said on Wednesday that action to arm the Syrian opposition would be illegal. The comments followed a meeting in London between the ministers of defense and foreign affairs of both Britain and Russia....

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Free Syrian Army fighters observe the Syrian army base of Wadi al-Deif in Idlib province, Syria, Tuesday Feb. 26, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Hussein Malla

Syrian Rebels Expecting European Arms

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 2, 2013 | Middle East

LONDON, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Syrian opposition expects to begin receiving weapons from some European countries in the near future, according to one of its spokesmen. Speaking to London’s The Guardian newspaper, the Syrian National Coalition representative in London,...