by Nazeer Rida | May 22, 2014 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Members of the main Western-backed Syrian National Coalition has called on all opposition factions to sign a Revolutionary Honor Code, after the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Nusra Front categorically rejected it earlier this week. The honor code has...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 4, 2014 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Negotiations between the Syrian government and rebels in the besieged city of Homs have entered a new phase, amid reports that the fates of Iranians and Hezbollah members being held by the opposition are being discussed. The Syrian government...
by Thair Abbas | Dec 19, 2013 | Middle East
London/Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—US Secretary of State John Kerry reiterated on Tuesday that the US was willing to meet with members of the Syrian opposition’s Islamic Front, despite the US and UK freezing aid to Syrian rebels after the group took control of opposition...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 17, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian opposition sources have denied that talks have taken place between the US ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, and leaders of the Islamic Front, one of the largest Islamist opposition factions in Syria. A source within the Syrian...
by Manuel Almeida | Dec 14, 2013 | Features
Manama/London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The US and Iranian presidents have taken a cautious tone on the November 24 interim nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1, a sign that the process remains very much in its infancy. But as the Geneva II conference on Syria approaches,...
