Haitham Manna to Al-Ahram: Geneva a Waste of Time
The Syrian Observer
February 18, 2014
Manna spoke to Muhammad Shuaair via telephone about Geneva and the Coalition
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Manna spoke to Muhammad Shuaair via telephone about Geneva and the Coalition
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