US Joint Chiefs of Staff has offered five military options, including limited strikes and establishing a no-fly zone
He refrained from commenting on the election of Ahmad al-Jarba as new president of the National Coalition of Revolution and Opposition Forces.
There are at least 200 Australians fighting in Syria
The first prime minister for the Syrian opposition in exile, Ghassan Hitto, resigned this week after failing to form an interim government or establish a
Yaseen Alhaj Saleh, a leading Syrian intellectual, is calling on to the intellectuals and the public opinion leaders in the West to support the Syrian revolution, telling them tomorrow it might be too late
The move is “a prime example of our dysfunctional Syria policy,” a senior aide to a Senate Republican tells Josh Rogin
Khatib, the former president of the Coalition, failed to win the required number of votes
Al-Modon has published an interview with the Prime Minister of the Syrian transitional government Ghassan Hitto. Here are some extracts:
Waiting for the United States to change its mind and become convinced of the necessity of arming the opposition effectively would mean giving the regime an undetermined period of time to gradually eradicate the opposition
President Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to the local newspaper al-Thawra, in which he claimed that his opponents have “used up all their tools” and failed to overthrow his regime
Waiting for the United States to change its mind and become convinced of the necessity of arming the opposition effectively, not just verbally and theoretically, would mean giving the regime an undetermined period of time to gradually eradicate the opposition
The Independent has published an interview with Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad. Below are excerpts of the interview
The Syrian Opposition is due for a meeting in Istanbul to elect a new leadership. What is really at stake in the elections?
The King of Jordan speaks to Asharq Al-Awsat on the Syrian crisis and its impact on Jordan and the Middle East
Friends of Syria group has agreed to provide military aid to the Syrian opposition in order to redress the power balance in the country and force President Bashar Al-Assad
The efforts to postpone a political solution in Syria only indicate that we will see this game of cat and mouse once again
The US has political and geostrategic interests in the Middle East but Obama, with his huge failure to pressure Putin, reflects an abandonment of these interests
Winner of Human Rights award will deliver her acceptance speech this week
Regardless of the extent of regional and international presence on the Syrian arena, the internal forces will continue to enjoy the last say in directing the events and determining their course and outcome
President Assad has warned Europe in a German newspaper interview that it will “pay the price” if it follows Washington’s lead and delivers arms to rebel forces
