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The Syrian National Coalition’s interim Prime Minister Ahmad Tu’mah (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Syrian Opposition PM: We plan to form a “Syrian national army”

by Thair Abbas | Oct 21, 2014 | Interviews

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Since the beginning of the uprising against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, the Syrian opposition has been plagued by infighting and division, both between radical Islamists and moderates, and within the ranks of the...

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A Syrian refugee waves a revolutionary flag during a protest against any concessions his country’s opposition may make to the Syrian government at the Geneva peace talks at Zaatari camp in Mafraq, Jordan, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Opposition negotiator: Assad using military pressure as negotiating tool

by Mina Al-Oraibi | Jan 29, 2014 | Middle East

Geneva, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Syrian opposition remains committed to the Geneva II peace conference, but their patience is not limitless, said a senior negotiator representing the Syrian National Coalition. In exclusive comments to Asharq Al-Awsat on the sidelines of...

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon makes an announcement at the United Nations headquarters in New York, January 19, 2014. (AFP Photo/Emmanuel Dunand)

Syrian opposition threatens to pull out of Geneva II

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 20, 2014 | Middle East

London and Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC) said on Monday that it would not attend the Geneva II peace talks on the Syrian conflict scheduled to begin in Switzerland this week unless UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon withdrew an invitation...

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Member National Coalition Of Syria Suheir Atassi, Head of the Syrian National Coalition, Ahmad al-Jarba, Secretary General National Coalition of Syria Badr Jamous, Member National Coalition Of Syria Salim Muslit, Leaders of the exiled Syrian National Council (SNC), Muhammet Faruq Tayfur during a Syrian opposition groups meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 9, 2013. (EPA/SEDAT SUNA)

Syrian Coalition to decide on Geneva II and new chief on Monday

by Michel Abu Najm | Jan 5, 2014 | Middle East

Paris and Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Syrian National Coalition (SNC) is due to hold a two-day meeting on Sunday and Monday in Istanbul amid increasing international pressure on its leaders to participate in the Geneva II peace conference scheduled to begin on January...

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Prime Minister of the Syrian opposition’s interim government Ahmed Tu’mah, speaks at the National Coalition of Syrian and Revolution and Opposition Forces ahead of his election to the post on September 14, 2013 (AFP)

Tu’mah on Geneva II

by Michel Abu Najm | Dec 12, 2013 | Interviews

Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Ahmed Tu’mah, the prime minister of the Syrian opposition’s interim government, looks toward the Geneva II peace conference and explains why his coalition will not accept embattled Syrian president Bashar...