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Ghassan Hitto, the Syrian opposition’s newly elected interim prime minister, speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey. (AP)
by Adham Saif Al-Din | May 7, 2013 | Middle East
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...
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Syrian Opposition Coalition members and Syrian National Coalition members attend a meeting in Istanbul. (AP)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 18, 2013 | Middle East
Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syria’s opposition coalition began a push Monday to form an interim government and choose its first prime minister. The meeting being held in Istanbul is the most serious attempt by the opposition to establish a rival administration and...