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,...
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...
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,...