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Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem speaks during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on February 25, 2013. (AFP)

Assad Begs for Dialogue

by Tariq Alhomayed | Feb 26, 2013 | Opinion

We wondered whether Moaz Alkhatib, head of the Syrian National Coalition, was being shrewd or reckless with his call for dialogue with the Assad regime. Events today suggest that he was indeed shrewd, for the Assad regime has fallen into the trap of calling for a...

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Mouaz al-Khatib, head of Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, takes questions during a press conference following his meeting with Nabil Elaraby, Secretary-General of the Arab League, not seen, at the league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. AP Photo/Amr Nabil

Syrian Opposition to Form Provisional Government

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 23, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Syrian National Coalition has announced plans to form a provisional government in rebel-held areas of the country. The opposition umbrella group made this announcement on Friday following a Cairo meeting about holding peace talks with...

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Syrian National Coalition leader Moaz Alkhatib speaks to the media after meeting with Arab League head Nabil al-Arabi in Cairo February 11, 2013. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

Syrian National Coalition Says No Deal for Assad

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 22, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The opposition Syrian National Coalition announced that it is willing to negotiate a peace deal to end the civil war ravaging the country, but insisted that President Bashar Al-Assad must step down and cannot be offered any settlement. This...

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Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib, President of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, talks to the press following his meeting with Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi (not seen) in the League headquarters in Cairo on February 11, 2013. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI

Fake “Revolutionaries” Attacking Moaz Alkhatib

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jan 5, 2013 | Opinion

The al-Assad regime in Syria has survived for 40 years, dominating the country and regional politics thanks to two things; secret security services that kill without hesitation according to a strategy of deterrence and subjection, and the creation of fake institutions...