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US Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement to the press after a meeting with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon at the Palace of Nations in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on November 3, 2015. (Reuters/Brendan Smialowski/Pool)

Kerry says Russia needs to help find political solution in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 3, 2015 | Middle East

Astana and Moscow, Reuters—US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday Russia needs to help find a political solution in Syria and not simply support Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. “It really depends a lot on the choices that Russia makes about whether it...

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A school girl walks past damaged buildings in the rebel-controlled area of Ma’aret Al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria, on October 28, 2015. (REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi)

Syria opposition, rebel dismiss Iran idea for transition

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 30, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Reuters—Any peace plan for Syria allowing President Bashar Al-Assad to stand in early elections after a transition period would be “mad” because he is the root of the problem and holding a nationwide poll is impossible, a Syrian opposition figure...

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In this Nov. 10, 2014, file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, right, speaks with United Nations envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura in Damascus, Syria. (SANA via AP, File)

Syrian opposition “welcomes” UN peace plan, demands clarifications over Assad’s fate

by Caroline Akoum | Aug 19, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syria’s western-backed opposition on Tuesday welcomed the United Nations’ recent push for peace in Syria, but demanded further clarifications about some of the outstanding issues, including the fate of President Bashar Al-Assad. In a rare show...

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Vendors sell produce along a damaged street, during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Aleppo’s Al-Shaar neighborhood on June 27, 2015.
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Syria: Opposition says some Assad officials can have role in future government

by Caroline Akoum | Jul 3, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syria’s armed opposition has said it is willing to allow members of President Bashar Al-Assad’s cabinet, who have not taken part in bloodshed, to participate in any future transitional government. Rami Dalati, a member of the Free Syrian...

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Louay Hussein, a leading Syrian intellectual and president and co-founder of the Syrian opposition movement Building the Syrian State (BSS) speaks during an interview in Damascus on March 3, 2015. (AFP/Louai Beshara)

Louay Hussein: Assad incapable of negotiating for peace

by Caroline Akoum | May 1, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian domestic opposition mainstay Louay Hussein has said that he took the decision to leave Syria after becoming convinced that the Assad regime is nothing more than a “militia” and is incapable of negotiating to reach a political solution to...