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A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on August 8, 2013 shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (C) and Syrian Grand Mufti Ahmed Hassun (2ndR) attending the Eid al-Fitr morning prayer in Damascus (AFP PHOTO/HO/SANA)

Syrian government denies Assad convoy attacked

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 8, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Syrian government has denied claims that the convoy of president Bashar Al-Assad was attacked as it traveled through Damascus on Thursday morning. A member of the Tahrir Al-Sham rebel group told Reuters news agency that it had fired several...

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Leaders of the G8 member countries attend the second plenary work session at the G8 Summit in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, Britain, 18 June 2013. Leaders are from left, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama, French President Francois Hollande, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. (AP Photo/Ian Langsdon, Pool)

Russia resists G8 pressure on Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 18, 2013 | Middle East

London and Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—This week’s G8 summit in Northern Ireland has failed to lead to a united position on the Syria, with Russia’s Vladimir Putin remaining insistent that the final communique exclude any mention of ‘regime change.’ According to press...