by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 9, 2016 | Opinion
There is always hope for a military settlement or a political solution during conflicts, and this also applies to Syria. The Syrian political opposition held a meeting in London this week and was represented by the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) which announced its...
by Michel Abu Najm | May 7, 2016 | Middle East
Paris-The French Foreign Ministry confirmed on Friday that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will attend the meeting of countries that back the Syrian opposition, which will be held in Paris next Monday. French diplomatic sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the purpose...
by Michelle Abu Najm and Nazir Majli | Apr 18, 2016 | Middle East
Geneva-Meanwhile the Syrian Opposition threatens its withdrawal from the current Syrian peace talks in Geneva, for reasons of negotiations not directly addressing political transition, other Western diplomatic sources reached by Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper warned of...
by Caroline Akoum | Mar 5, 2016 | World
Beirut- Days ahead of the scheduled Geneva negotiations, leaders of France, Britain, Germany, and Russia exchanged phone call sessions during which they deliberated on the Syrian crisis. The Kremlin stated that the four leaders had agreed that the ceasefire in Syria...
by Paula Astih | Dec 18, 2015 | Latest News, Middle East
Former Assad regime Prime Minister Riyad Hijab, who defected to the opposition in 2012, has been elected to lead the Syrian opposition delegation in talks with the regime on Dec.17. The Syrian opposition’s Supreme Negotiations Committee voted for Hijab to take...
