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Former Syrian ambassador Mohamed Ibrahim Shaker takes part in a Syrian opposition meeting on January 22, 2015 in Cairo, Egypt. (AFP Photo/Mohamed El-Shahed)

Syria opposition meets in Cairo ahead of Russia talks

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Jan 22, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Representatives of the main Syrian opposition factions will be meeting in Cairo between Thursday and Saturday in an attempt to agree on common positions ahead of talks on the Syria conflict in Moscow set to begin later this month. The Egyptian...

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Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Mouallem (R) meeting with UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura (L) in Damascus, Syria, on November 9, 2014. (EPA/SANA HANDOUT)

Former head of Syrian opposition’s visit to Moscow sparks controversy

by Caroline Akoum | Nov 9, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tensions have arisen within the main Syrian opposition umbrella group, the Syrian National Coalition, over the visit of its former leader Moaz Al-Khatib to Moscow over the weekend, according to a senior member within the organization. Samir...

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Syrian opposition leader Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib (L) meets with Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister Manuel Garcia-Margallo in Madrid on May 21, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ DANI POZO)

Madrid meeting exposes divisions in Syrian opposition

by Andrés Cala | May 22, 2013 | Middle East

Madrid, Asharq Al-Awsat—A two-day meeting of the Syrian opposition in Madrid ended yesterday, with agreement on few issues except the refusal to negotiate with a Syrian government led by Bashar Al-Assad. The conference’s final resolution called on the international...

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US secretary of state John Kerry (R) walks behind Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov (L) at the start of a NATO–Russia foreign ministers meeting at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels on April 23, 2013. (REUTERS/Yves Herman)

Divisions in Syrian Opposition “Frustrating” France

by Michel Abu Najm | Apr 29, 2013 | Middle East

Paris/Brussels, Asharq Al-Awsat—The meeting between US secretary of state John Kerry and Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, held during the NATO meetings in Brussels last week, “did not achieve a breakthrough in the Syrian crisis,” a French source revealed to...

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Syrian Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Zuheir Salem. Source: Tam Hussein

The Brotherhood’s Man in London

by Tam Hussein | Apr 24, 2013 | The Majalla Magazine

Out of all the places to meet Zuheir Salem, the number two man of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood (SMB), a David Brent-style office in Alperton, north London, is probably the least expected. The office of the SMB is so elusive that even the security guard does not know...