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Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani (C), US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) and Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah (L) attend the ministerial meeting on Syria, in Doha, Qatar, 22 June 2013. (EPA/Maurizio Gambarini)

In Doha, Friends of Syria defend arming rebels

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 22, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Foreign ministers of the Friends of Syria group, meeting earlier today in Qatar, have defended arming Syrian rebels fighting the Bashar Al-Assad regime. The Friends of Syria—comprised of Britain, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Qatar,...

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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

UN says Syria death toll at least 93,000

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 13, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The UN Human Rights Office issued a report on Thursday which revealed that at least 93,000 people have been killed in the Syrian civil war so far, with the actual figure estimated to be far greater. The UN report found 92,901 documented...

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British Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks to journalists following a meeting with Palestinian President on May 23, 2013 in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AFP/Abbas Momani)

Hague on the Syrian Crisis, Hezbollah, and Iran

by Mina Al-Oraibi | May 25, 2013 | Interviews

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—During his Middle East tour last week, British Foreign Secretary William Hague focused on one major issue, namely the on-going Syrian crisis. Asharq Al-Awsat spoke with Hague at the residence of Peter Millett, the British Ambassador in Jordan,...