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Prime Minister of the Syrian opposition’s interim government Ahmed Tu’mah, speaks at the National Coalition of Syrian and Revolution and Opposition Forces ahead of his election to the post on September 14, 2013 (AFP)
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A handout image released by the Syrian opposition’s Shaam News Network on July 9, 2013, allegedly shows smoke rising from buildings in Syria’s central city of Homs. (AFP Photo/Shaam News Network
Syria: Hitto resigns as the battle for Homs continues
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ghassan Hitto resigned from his position as prime minister of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces on Monday, after “failed efforts to form a government due to disagreements within the opposition.” The decision...Caption:
Ghassan Hitto, the Syrian opposition’s newly elected interim prime minister, speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey. (AP)
Syrian Opposition to Discuss Replacing Hitto as Interim PM–Source
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—A Syrian opposition source claims that the Syrian National Coalition is set to discuss replacing interim prime minister Ghassan Hitto with an alternative consensus figure at a general meeting to be held later this week. The Syrian opposition...Caption:
US secretary of state John Kerry (R) walks behind Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov (L) at the start of a NATO–Russia foreign ministers meeting at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels on April 23, 2013. (REUTERS/Yves Herman)
Divisions in Syrian Opposition “Frustrating” France
Paris/Brussels, Asharq Al-Awsat—The meeting between US secretary of state John Kerry and Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, held during the NATO meetings in Brussels last week, “did not achieve a breakthrough in the Syrian crisis,” a French source revealed to...Caption:
Graffiti of a Syrian opposition flag. (REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed)