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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
