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Ahmed Asi Al-Jerba, president of the Syrian Opposition Coalition, speaks at the Friends of the Syrian People meeting on the sidelines of the 68th United Nations General Assembly on September 26, 2013 in New York City. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images/AFP)

Watchdog plan: Syria arsenal inspections by Oct 1

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 27, 2013 | Middle East

The Hague, AP—The global chemical weapons watchdog will discuss Friday a disarmament plan for Syria that calls for inspections of the civil war-torn country’s chemical arsenal to begin by Tuesday. The draft decision of the Organization for the Prohibition of...

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Secretary of State John Kerry (L) speaks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) before a press conference in Geneva on September 14, 2013 after they met for talks on Syria’s chemical weapons. (AFP)

Opinion: A Nobel Peace Prize for the Curious Quartet?

by Amir Taheri | Sep 20, 2013 | Opinion

With his deal over Syria’s chemical weapons, President Barack Obama has provoked quite a bit of a buzz around his leadership style. His friends talk of a diplomatic coup while his adversaries claim he has committed an error that no other US president would have...

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A Syrian soldier takes aim at rebel fighters positioned in the mountains of the Christian town of Maalula on September 13, 2013. (AFP)

Opinion: Opportunistic Ultra-Nationalism

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Sep 19, 2013 | Opinion

In 2003 when the drums of the Iraq War were beating, I remember well how the term Qawmajiyya, alluding to ultra-nationalism, spread like wildfire. The word–in a derisive context–and its derivatives were reiterated by many among the supporters of the invasion of Iraq...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry, left, UN Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi, center, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov deliver a statement to the media after a meeting discussing Syria at the United Nations offices in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013. (AP/Larry Downing)

US, Russia to push for new Syria peace talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 13, 2013 | Middle East

Geneva and Beirut, Reuters—US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov agreed on Friday to push again for an international conference aimed at ending Syria’s civil war. After meeting the UN envoy on Syria in Geneva, where they are...

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Syrian protesters chant anti-President Bashar Assad slogans and wave a revolutionary flag in front of their embassy in Amman, Jordan, Friday, May 17, 2013 to condemn a May 10 massacre in Banias, Syria. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Opinion: The Post-Assad Opportunity

by Yousef Al-Dayni | Sep 12, 2013 | Opinion

Syria is not Iraq. This is demonstrated by the fact that moderate Arab states, particularly the Gulf states led by Saudi Arabia, are today being presented with a historic opportunity. The problem lies in viewing present-day Syria through the prism of the 2003 invasion...